Basketball Recap: Salem Proves Higher State Rank Is No Mistake

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Previous Games

02/13/25 - Away	69-53 W
12/21/24 - Home	64-21 W
02/08/24 - Away	65-37 W
12/18/23 - Home	52-44 W
02/09/23 - Home	53-35 W
+ 4 more games

Salem won the last time they faced East Alton-Wood River and things went their way on Thursday too. The Salem Wildcats took down the East Alton-Wood River Oilers 69-53. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 203rd, while the Oilers are ranked 448th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

The victory made it two in a row for Salem and bumps their season record up to 16-14. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points over those games. As for East Alton-Wood River, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten games, which has put a noticeable dent in their 9-21 record this season.

As of now, neither Salem nor East Alton-Wood River have any future games scheduled.