Newton Local has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will square off against the Arcanum Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Newton Local only won by two when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 20-point they dealt National Trail on Friday. Everything went Newton Local's way against National Trail as Newton Local made off with a 59-39 win.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Arcanum's strategy against Greenon on Saturday. Arcanum took down Greenon 63-48. The win made it back-to-back wins for Arcanum.
Rylan Murray and Regan Christ were among the main playmakers for Arcanum as the former scored ten points along with two steals and the latter scored 19 points along with six rebounds and two steals. Christ has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Henninger, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Newton Local has been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Arcanum, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Newton Local beat Arcanum 49-40 when the teams last played back in February of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Newton Local since the squad 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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