Basketball Game Preview: Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks vs. Arcanum Trojans

By Team Reports Jan 2, 2025, 11:24pm

Basketball Preview: Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks vs. Arcanum Trojans

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Mississinawa Valley is 2-7 against Arcanum since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Mississinawa Valley Blackhawks will take on the Arcanum Trojans at 2:30 p.m. Arcanum took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Mississinawa Valley, who comes in off a win.

Mississinawa Valley will head into Thursday's game on the come-up: they were handed a heart-breaking two-point defeat in their last contest, but they sure didn't let that happen against Ansonia on Thursday. Mississinawa Valley claimed a resounding 63-29 victory over Ansonia. The Blackhawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 34 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Arcanum played a tough contest on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They had to suffer through a 53-16 loss at the hands of Fort Loramie. The Trojans were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-8.

Mississinawa Valley pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. As for Arcanum, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.

Mississinawa Valley strolled past Arcanum in their previous meeting back in January of 2024 by a score of 92-76. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mississinawa Valley since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.

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