Basketball Recap: Salamanca Sets Scoring Season-High Against Cleveland Hill

By Team Reports Feb 18, 2025, 6:49am

Basketball Recap: Salamanca Warriors vs. Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles

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02/14/25 vs Cleveland Hill74
01/03/25 @ Cleveland Hill72
12/27/24 vs Bradford70
02/01/25 vs East Aurora68
01/04/25 vs Southwestern65

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salamanca). They claimed a resounding 74-33 victory over the Cleveland Hill Golden Eagles. The Warriors have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine contests by 20 points or more this season.

Despite the loss, Cleveland Hill still got an impressive performance from Javier Nelson, who posted 18 points and four steals. Nelson is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last five games he's played.

Salamanca's win bumped their record up to 16-2. As for Cleveland Hill, their loss was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-19.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Salamanca will head out to face off against Dunkirk at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cleveland Hill, they will head out on the road to challenge Depew at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.

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