Fort Wayne Canterbury has enjoyed the comforts of home their last four games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will face off against the Smith Academy Fighting 54th at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Fort Wayne Canterbury's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last six matchups.
Last Tuesday, Fort Wayne Canterbury earned a 56-43 victory over Prairie Heights. Given Fort Wayne Canterbury's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 171st, while Prairie Heights is ranked 434th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Fort Wayne Canterbury to victory, but perhaps none more so than Colin Burda, who scored 12 points along with two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Burda has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Devon Lewis, who scored 13 points along with five rebounds.
Meanwhile, Smith Academy's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Tuesday after their fifth straight loss. They fell 30-20 to Hamilton.
Fort Wayne Canterbury is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-8 record this season. As for Smith Academy, they dropped their record down to 2-13 with that loss, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season.
Fort Wayne Canterbury beat Smith Academy 47-40 in their previous matchup back in March of 2023. Will Fort Wayne Canterbury repeat their success, or does Smith Academy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
