Basketball Game Preview: Firth Cougars vs. Salmon Savages

By Team Reports Feb 11, 2025, 11:13pm

Basketball Preview: Firth Cougars vs. Salmon Savages

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Previous Games

01/30/25 - Away81-49 W
01/31/24 - Away76-45 W
01/13/24 - Home88-29 W
02/03/23 - Away80-38 W
01/18/23 - Home67-29 W
+ 5 more games

Firth is a perfect 10-0 against Salmon since January of 2021 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Firth Cougars will host the Salmon Savages at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Firth has four straight wins, Salmon has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, Firth strolled past Ririe with points to spare, taking the game 41-24.

Meanwhile, Salmon came up short against West Jefferson on Saturday and fell 65-53.

Firth pushed their record up to 14-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.8 points over those games. As for Salmon, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-13.

Everything came up roses for Firth against Salmon in their previous matchup two weeks ago, as the squad secured an 81-49 win. Will Firth repeat their success, or does Salmon have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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