The Arcanum Trojans had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 8 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They took their contest at home with ease, bagging a 61-28 victory over Mississinawa Valley. With that win, Arcanum brought their scoring average up to 50.6 points per game.
Leading Arcanum to victory were Brady Lock and Regan Christ. Lock scored ten points along with three steals, while Christ scored 20 points along with five rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Christ has scored at least 25% of Arcanum's points. Another player making a difference was Matthew Mccans, who scored seven points along with six rebounds.
Mississinawa Valley's loss came despite strong showings from Aron Hunt and Cing Scott. Hunt scored nine points, while Scott scored nine points along with five rebounds.
The victory got Arcanum back to even at 6-6. As for Mississinawa Valley, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-10.
Arcanum will head out on the road to face off against National Trail at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. As for Mississinawa Valley, they will be playing at home against Lehman Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lehman Catholic presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Mississinawa Valley in Ohio (Lehman Catholic is ranked 251st, while Mississinawa Valley is ranked 810th).
