Arcanum and Franklin Monroe are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2017, but not for long. The Arcanum Trojans will square off against the Franklin Monroe Jets at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Arcanum is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 54.9 points per game this season.
Arcanum is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Milton-Union just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Saturday. They fell 49-42 to the Bulldogs.
Despite their defeat, Arcanum saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Cameron Ball, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 12 rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. Charlie Weiss was another key player, putting up ten points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Franklin Monroe played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against Tri-Village, falling 70-47. The loss continues a trend for the Jets in their matchups with the Patriots: they've now lost eight in a row.
Arcanum's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-6. As for Franklin Monroe, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 14-3.
Arcanum and Franklin Monroe were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but Arcanum came up empty-handed after a 42-41 defeat. Can Arcanum avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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