Basketball Recap: Salem Comes Up Short

Salem lost against Columbia back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Salem Wildcats took a 48-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Columbia Eagles.

Salem has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 13-12 record this season. As for Columbia, the win (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 19-4.

Salem will take on Roxana at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Columbia, they will challenge Marissa/Coulterville at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. Marissa/Coulterville is on a six-game streak of home wins, Columbia a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.