Basketball Recap: Arcadia's Luck Takes a Turn for the Worse on Friday

Hornets

Previous 5 Games

12/27/24 vs Airline	45-53
12/23/24 vs Gibsland-Coleman	54-31
12/21/24 @ Mansfield	46-24
12/18/24 vs Simsboro	60-21
12/13/24 vs Huntington	42-49

If Arcadia was feeling good fresh off their 54-31 takedown of Gibsland-Coleman last Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Arcadia Hornets took a 53-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Airline Vikings on Friday. The Hornets' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.

Arcadia's loss dropped their record down to 12-3. As for Airline, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 10-2.

Arcadia will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against Jonesboro-Hodge at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The timing isn't great for Jonesboro-Hodge: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Arcadia has snatched up six consecutive wins on the road. As for Airline, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 58-50 victory against Ebarb on the 27th.