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The Salem (IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home tournament game against Thornton Fractional North (Calumet City, IL) by a score of 52-43.

Game Details: Salem Invitational Tournament

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TFNHS----52
Salem----43
Final score provided by A. Fehrenbacher.
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Thornton Fractional North tops Salem

January 17, 2019: Salem, IL 62881

Fans at Thursday's non-league challenge between the Thornton Fractional North Meteors (Calumet City, IL) and the host Salem Wildcats (Salem, IL), saw Thornton Fractional North's basketball squad knock off Salem by a count of 52-43.

With the victory, Thornton Fractional North upgrades its record to 9-5 on the campaign. The Meteors host Yorkville Christian (Yorkville, IL) to play the Mustangs in a non-league challenge on Tuesday, January 29. The Mustangs come into the challenge with a record of 12-9.

Next up, the Wildcats play the Centralia Orphans (Centralia, IL) in a non-league challenge, on Saturday, January 19. Salem will attempt to upgrade on its 10-9 season record. The Orphans come into the challenge with a 7-8 record after their 60-52 league win over Cahokia (Cahokia, IL).

Rankings & Records

Thornton Fractional North (18-19)

NationalILClass
3,73017387
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-127-68-45-43-4.571.5381,5711,432

Salem (18-19)

NationalILClass
4,43019355
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
17-136-49-34-64-4.567.6001,5011,501

Team Scoring Averages

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Thornton Fractional North
16.013.812.713.812.056.1
Salem
12.213.211.810.08.050.0

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Thornton Fractional North0-1Salem2-0
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/28/18Thornton Fractional NorthMt. Vernon(L) 53-4512/18/18Mt. VernonSalem(W) 41-40
1/21/19Mt. VernonSalem(W) 61-52

Record Breakdown

Thornton Fractional North (18-19)

Salem (18-19)

16-12
Overall
17-13
7-6
League
6-4
5-2
Non-League
4-4
1-0
Head to Head
0-1
0-1
Common Opponent
2-0
8-4
Home
9-3
5-4
Away
4-6
3-4
Neutral
4-4
1-0
Playoff
0-1
13-10
In-State
17-13
3-2
Out-of-State
0-0