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ColumbiaSalem

Eagles
50
Wildcats
46

The Salem (IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Columbia (IL) by a score of 50-46.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Columbia96171850
Salem14618846
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Game Story

Illinois High School Basketball - Columbia nips Salem

December 12, 2024: Salem, IL 62881

In Thursday's league contest, the visiting Columbia Eagles basketball team scored a close 50-46 win over the Salem Wildcats.

The Eagles (6-2) will now prepare for their contest against New Athens (New Athens, IL). The Yellow Jackets come into the non-league contest with a 1-7 record. In their last contest, New Athens was tipped by Steeleville (Steeleville, IL), 43-40, in a league contest.

In their next game, the Wildcats battle the Newton Eagles (Newton, IL) in a non-league contest, on Monday, December 16. Salem will attempt to better on its 6-4 season record. The Eagles come into the contest with a 6-2 record after their 53-22 non-league win over Flora (Flora, IL).

Columbia @ Salem Basketball Game Info

Thu., Dec. 12, 2024 @ 6p
The Salem (IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's home conference game against Columbia (IL) by a score of 50-46.

Rankings & Records

Columbia (24-25)

ILClass
12731
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
22-88-210-19-43-3.733.8001,4981,190

Salem (24-25)

ILClass
21655
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
16-154-65-56-65-4.516.4001,4261,265

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4OT1Final
Columbia		13.414.113.210.914.049.9
Salem		12.011.010.210.8-46.0

Columbia Videos

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Salem Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Columbia won on 12/12/2024
    12/12 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Columbia96171850
    Salem14618846

    The Columbia (IL) varsity basketball team won Thursday's away conference game against Salem (IL) by a score of 50-46.

    Box score
  • Columbia won on 1/30/2025
    1/30 @ 6pQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
    Salem10137939
    Columbia91591548

    The Salem (IL) varsity basketball team lost Thursday's away conference game against Columbia (IL) by a score of 48-39.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Columbia7-5Salem4-7
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/5/24East Alton-Wood RiverColumbia(W) 70-2112/21/24East Alton-Wood RiverSalem(W) 64-21
1/16/25ColumbiaEast Alton-Wood River(W) 57-352/13/25SalemEast Alton-Wood River(W) 69-53
12/9/24ColumbiaWesclin(L) 58-551/25/25SalemWesclin(L) 42-39
12/19/24Breese CentralColumbia(L) 54-3512/5/24SalemBreese Central(L) 59-22
2/6/25ColumbiaBreese Central(L) 74-331/16/25Breese CentralSalem(L) 57-21
12/28/24RoxanaColumbia(W) 53-231/9/25SalemRoxana(W) 42-33
1/22/25RoxanaColumbia(W) 51-312/3/25RoxanaSalem(W) 64-20
2/13/25ColumbiaRoxana(W) 45-28
1/9/25FreeburgColumbia(W) 48-4112/19/24FreeburgSalem(L) 54-46
2/3/25ColumbiaFreeburg(W) 40-222/6/25SalemFreeburg(L) 44-31
1/13/25ColumbiaCentralia(L) 50-482/8/25CentraliaSalem(L) 44-40
2/11/25ColumbiaTriad(L) 58-432/17/25SalemTriad(L) 52-37

Record Breakdown

Columbia (24-25)

Salem (24-25)
22-8
Overall
16-15
8-2
League
4-6
6-4
Non-League
5-5
2-0
Head to Head
0-2
7-5
Common Opponent
4-7
10-1
Home
5-5
9-4
Away
6-6
3-3
Neutral
5-4
0-1
Playoff
0-1
22-8
In-State
15-15
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0