Basketball Game Preview: Tri-Village Patriots vs. Arcanum Trojans

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Previous Games

01/04/24 - Away	46-32 W
12/15/22 - Home	66-31 W
12/16/21 - Away	44-39 W
11/24/20 - Away	43-37 W
02/06/20 - Home	68-54 W
+ 5 more games

Tri-Village is 10-0 against Arcanum since November of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Tri-Village Patriots will be playing at home against the Arcanum Trojans at 1:45 p.m. Tri-Village is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last four games.

On Thursday, Tri-Village earned a 52-43 victory over Newton Local. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Indians are ranked 440th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Arcanum entered their contest against Bethel on Monday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Arcanum took a hard 52-37 fall against Bethel.

Tri-Village will need focus on slowing down Caroline Long, one of several Arcanum players who made an impact when they last played. She almost dropped a double-double on nine points and ten boards. What's more, Long also racked up four blocks, the most she's had since back in November of 2023. Lexy Gibbons was another key player, putting up 13 points.

Even though they lost, Arcanum smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.

Arcanum's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-2. As for Tri-Village, their win bumped their record up to 6-2.

Tri-Village strolled past Arcanum in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 46-32. Does Tri-Village have another victory up their sleeve, or will Arcanum turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.