Arcanum is 7-2 against Newton Local since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Arcanum Trojans will look to defend their home court against the Newton Local Indians at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Arcanum's strategy against Greenon on Saturday. Arcanum strolled past Greenon with points to spare, taking the game 63-48. The victory 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 is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Henninger, who scored six points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
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.
Arcanum has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-9 record this season. As for Newton Local, their victory bumped their record up to 12-7.
Arcanum came up short against Newton Local in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, falling 49-40. Will Arcanum have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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