The Arcanum Trojans entered their tilt with the Newton Local Indians with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Arcanum walked away with a 53-40 win over Newton Local on Friday. For Arcanum, this counts as revenge for the 49-40 defeat Newton Local walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
Braylen Etherington was the offensive standout of the game as he scored 11 points along with two steals. Regan Christ was another key contributor, scoring 11 points along with five rebounds and two steals.
Arcanum has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-9 record this season. As for Newton Local, their loss dropped their record down to 13-8.
Arcanum will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Versailles at 7:30 p.m. on February 27th. Versailles knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past three matches -- so hopefully Arcanum likes a good challenge. As for Newton Local, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Riverside at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Riverside knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past four games -- so hopefully Newton Local likes a good challenge.
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