Arcanum turns things around after tough road loss

By Team Reports Feb 14, 2024, 10:34am

Recap: Arcanum Trojans vs. Tri-County North Panthers

There's no place like home for the Arcanum Trojans, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road last Monday. They took down Tri-County North 63-45 on Thursday. With that win, Arcanum brought their scoring average up to 50.1 points per game.

Arcanum found their leader in underclassman Caroline Long, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten rebounds. Long is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down eight or more in the last four games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlyn Miller, who scored 13 points along with three steals.

Despite the loss, Tri-County North saw an underclassman step up: Bella Cherry scored 16 points along with five rebounds and four steals. Another player making a difference was Leinani Garcia, who scored 14 points.

Arcanum has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-7 record this season. As for Tri-County North, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-11.

Arcanum will look to defend their home court on Saturday against St. Henry at 2:30 p.m. St. Henry will roll in looking for their fifth straight victory, something Arcanum surely won't give up without a fight. As for Tri-County North, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lehman Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on February 21st. Tri-County North is facing Lehman Catholic at the right time seeing as Lehman Catholic is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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