Basketball Game Preview: Salisbury Township Falcons vs. Palisades Pirates

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Previous Games

12/09/24 - Home	46-38 W
01/14/22 - Home	53-38 W
01/31/19 - Home	51-28 W
01/31/18 - Home	58-25 W
01/31/17 - Away	71-61 W
+ 2 more games

Salisbury Township has gone 7-0 against Palisades recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Salisbury Township Falcons will venture away from home to square off against the Palisades Pirates at 6:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Salisbury Township is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Southern Lehigh: they outscored them in every quarter. Salisbury Township walked away with a 57-45 victory over Southern Lehigh on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Palisades came into Monday's contest having lost 12 straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They strolled past Northern Lehigh with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 67-52. The Pirates' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Palisades' win came from a few key players Salisbury Township will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Blake Oglialoro, who went 11 of 18 en route to 27 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Anderson, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 17 boards.

Palisades was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since the start of last season.

Salisbury Township has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Palisades, their win ended an 11-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-16.

Salisbury Township was able to grind out a solid victory over Palisades in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 46-38. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salisbury Township since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.