It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Arcanum can now relate to. They were beaten by the Minster Wildcats 54-24 on Wednesday. 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 207th in Ohio, while the Wildcats are ranked 48th in Ohio).
Arcanum's loss came despite strong showings from Caroline Long and Lexy Gibbons. Long posted eight points in addition to six boards and three steals, while Gibbons had ten points. That was a full 41.7% of Arcanum's points, marking the third time in a row Gibbons has scored more than a third of the team's points.
Trojans
| 02/26/25 @ Minster | 24-54 |
| 02/22/25 vs Fort Recovery | 44-25 |
| 02/18/25 vs Houston | 48-35 |
| 02/15/25 vs Dayton Christian | 63-22 |
| 02/08/25 @ St. Henry | 24-45 |
Arcanum moved to 16-10 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.3 points over those games. As for Minster, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 21-5 record this season.
Arcanum does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Minster, they will face off against Anna at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Anna sitting on eight straight wins and Minster on seven.
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