The Arcanum Trojans lost against the St. Henry Redskins back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The contest between Arcanum and St. Henry wasn't particularly close, with Arcanum falling 51-33. While losing is never fun, Arcanum can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 266th, while St. Henry is ranked 113th).
Arcanum's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Caroline Long, who scored eight points along with two blocks. Long has been hot recently, having posted two or more blocks the last three times she's played. Brooke Anderson was another key contributor, scoring two points along with three steals.
Arcanum's loss dropped their record down to 14-8. As for St. Henry, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 15-5.
Arcanum will be playing at home against Madison at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Arcanum focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 22 on Saturday. As for St. Henry, they will head out on the road to square off against Anna at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
