Basketball Game Preview: Salem Spartans vs. Patrick Henry Patriots

Salem has won 15 straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Patrick Henry has won 15 straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Tuesday. Having just played yesterday, the Salem Spartans will get right back to it and host the Patrick Henry Patriots at 6:00 p.m. Salem is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.1 points per game this season.

On Monday, Salem was fully in charge, breezing past Pulaski County 69-36. The Spartans haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive win against them.

Gabby Crawley

Steals

02/17/25 vs Pulaski County	2
02/13/25 @ Hidden Valley	5
02/07/25 @ Patrick Henry	4
02/04/25 @ Christiansburg	4
01/31/25 vs Glenvar	4
+ 3 more games

Gabby Crawley continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 7-for-11 en route to 17 points. She has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last eight times she's played. Ashlyn Adkins was another key player, putting up seven points and eight steals.

Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Patrick Henry made off with a 36-35 victory over Salem.

Patrick Henry is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Salem, their win bumped their record up to 21-2.

Salem and Patrick Henry were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup last Friday, but Salem came up empty-handed after a 36-35 defeat. Will Salem have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.