Arcanum hasn't had much luck against Preble Shawnee recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Arcanum Trojans will welcome the Preble Shawnee Arrows at 7:00 p.m.
Preble Shawnee is facing Arcanum at the wrong time: Arcanum suffered their first home loss of the season on Friday and they're likely out for redemption. They fell 28-20 to the Patriots.
Meanwhile, Preble Shawnee put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They really took it to Tri-County North for the full four quarters, racking up a 55-8 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Arrows, who have now won six matches by 33 points or more so far this season.
A big part of Preble Shawnee's victory came down to the chemistry between Brody Morton and his top target Isaac Blankenship. Morton threw for 255 yards and three touchdowns while completing 92.9% of his passes while Blankenship picked up 147 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Lane Lovely helped Morton out on the ground, rushing for 67 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Preble Shawnee was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 240 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 186 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
Arcanum's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Preble Shawnee, their win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Arcanum took a serious blow against Preble Shawnee in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 41-3. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lovely, who rushed for 95 yards and three touchdowns on only 12 carries. Now that Arcanum knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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