The Houston Wildcats and the Arcanum Trojans will round out the year against one another at at 3:00 p.m. on Friday. Houston will be strutting in after a win while Arcanum will be coming in after a loss.
Houston is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Riverside: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Houston's way against Riverside on Saturday as Houston made off with a 42-16 victory. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Arcanum came up short against Tri-Village on Saturday and fell 50-38. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 267th, while the Patriots are ranked 117th).
Houston will need focus on slowing down Lexy Gibbons, one of several Arcanum players who made an impact when they last played. She posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Claire Hein, who put up eight points in addition to five boards and three steals.
Arcanum's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 4-3. As for Houston, they pushed their record up to 6-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Houston might still be hurting after the 61-40 loss they got from Arcanum when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Arcanum's Caroline Long, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten rebounds. Now that Houston knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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