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Unity ChristianArcola
Lions
52
Purple Riders
53

The Arcola (IL) varsity basketball team won Friday's home conference game against Unity Christian (Decatur, IL) by a score of 53-52.

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Unity Christian----52
Arcola----53
Final score provided by W. Littrell.
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Illinois High School Basketball - Decatur Lutheran edged by Arcola

January 7, 2022: Arcola, IL 61910

The Decatur Lutheran Lions basketball team (Decatur, IL), was nudged 53-52 in Friday's league battle with the host Arcola Purple Riders (Arcola, IL)

The Purple Riders now possess a 7-6 record. They put it on the line next when they host Villa Grove for a Lincoln Prairie battle on Tuesday, January 11. Arcola will confront a Blue Devils team coming off a 70-67 league loss to Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland] (Kansas, IL). The Blue Devils record now stands at 1-10.

The Lions (10-5) will now prepare for their battle against Cumberland (Toledo, IL). The Pirates come into the Lincoln Prairie battle with a 7-9 record.

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    Rankings & Records

    Unity Christian (21-22)

    ILClass
    26829
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    24-79-18-17-19-5.774.9001,9921,544

    Arcola (21-22)

    ILClass
    39069
    OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
    16-107-36-56-34-2.615.7001,3081,218

    Team Scoring Averages

    Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Unity Christian    		14.219.611.917.864.3
    Arcola    		14.312.412.313.650.3

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    Head-to-Head

    • Arcola won on 1/7/2022
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      Unity Christian----52
      Arcola----53

      The Unity Christian (Decatur, IL) varsity basketball team lost Friday's away conference game against Arcola (IL) by a score of 53-52.

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    • Arcola won on 1/29/2022
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      Arcola----58
      Unity Christian----54

      The Arcola (IL) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral conference tournament game against Unity Christian (Decatur, IL) by a score of 58-54.

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    Common Opponents

    SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
    Unity Christian15-0Arcola12-4
    DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
    11/23/21Urbana UniversityUnity Christian(W) 73-5011/29/21Urbana UniversityArcola(W) 64-54
    12/3/21Central A & MUnity Christian(W) 67-391/15/22Central A & MArcola
    12/17/21SullivanUnity Christian(W) 50-2912/14/21ArcolaSullivan(W) 48-36
    12/28/21ArcolaSullivan(W) 42-35
    1/11/22CumberlandUnity Christian(W) 63-582/11/22CumberlandArcola(L) 48-45
    1/22/22Unity ChristianCumberland(W) 59-49
    1/14/22Unity ChristianArthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond(W) 71-611/22/22ArcolaArthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond(W) 59-54
    2/15/22ArcolaArthur-Lovington/Atwood-Hammond(W) 54-49
    1/18/22HeritageUnity Christian(W) 78-412/16/22HeritageArcola(W) 71-31
    1/25/22Okaw ValleyUnity Christian(W) 52-382/14/22ArcolaOkaw Valley(L) 49-48
    2/11/22Okaw ValleyUnity Christian(W) 57-472/23/22Okaw ValleyArcola(W) 65-57
    2/1/22Blue RidgeUnity Christian(W) 80-301/4/22ArcolaBlue Ridge(W) 56-19
    2/8/22Unity ChristianVilla Grove(W) 72-381/11/22Villa GroveArcola(W) 66-40
    2/14/22Unity ChristianArgenta-Oreana(W) 84-412/8/22ArcolaArgenta-Oreana(W) 67-52
    2/15/22Unity ChristianCerro Gordo/Bement(W) 81-451/19/22Cerro Gordo/BementArcola(L) 57-56
    1/25/22ArcolaCerro Gordo/Bement(W) 50-41
    2/18/22Tri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland]Unity Christian(W) 72-382/1/22ArcolaTri-County [Kansas/Shiloh/Oakland](W) 54-36
    2/23/22Salt ForkUnity Christian(W) 71-5811/30/21ArcolaSalt Fork(L) 59-58

    Record Breakdown

    Unity Christian (21-22)

    Arcola (21-22)
    24-7
    		Overall
    16-10
    10-2
    		League
    9-3
    6-2
    		Non-League
    4-4
    0-2
    		Head to Head
    2-0
    15-0
    		Common Opponent
    12-4
    8-1
    		Home
    6-5
    7-1
    		Away
    6-3
    9-5
    		Neutral
    4-2
    3-1
    		Playoff
    1-0
    24-7
    		In-State
    16-10
    0-0
    		Out-of-State
    0-0