Basketball Recap: Salem Picks Up Seventh Straight Win on the Road

Salem entered their tilt with Christiansburg on Saturday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They enjoyed a cozy 74-55 win over the Christiansburg Blue Demons. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 51st, while the Blue Demons are ranked 324th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Spartans

Previous Games (Away)

01/25/25 @ Christiansburg	74-55
01/21/25 @ Amherst County	72-28
01/14/25 @ Patrick Henry	54-47
01/03/25 @ Lord Botetourt	79-65
12/20/24 @ Cave Spring	65-47
+ 2 more games

Salem pushed their record up to 12-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for Christiansburg, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.

Salem will square off against Blacksburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully Blacksburg likes a good challenge. As for Christiansburg, they will face off against Liberty Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Christiansburg has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.