Basketball Preview: Arcanum Trojans vs. Ansonia Tigers
Arcanum is 7-1 against Ansonia since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Arcanum Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Ansonia Tigers at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Arcanum focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 13 on Tuesday.
Arcanum is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Cedarville: they outscored them in every quarter. Arcanum walked away with a 44-33 win over Cedarville. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Cameron Ball was a one-man wrecking crew for Arcanum as he went 6 for 10 en route to 14 points plus eight rebounds and six steals. Ball has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Charlie Weiss, who scored seven points plus seven rebounds and two steals.
Meanwhile, Ansonia came up short against Mississinawa Valley on Tuesday and fell 48-40.
Ansonia's defeat was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Arcanum, they now have a winning record of 2-1.
Everything came up roses for Arcanum against Ansonia when the teams last played back in December of 2023, as the squad secured a 64-27 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Arcanum 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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