Basketball Recap: Salem Beats Patrick Henry for Their Eighth Straight Victory

Spartans

Previous Games

01/14/25 @ Patrick Henry	54-47
01/04/25 vs Blacksburg	70-44
01/03/25 @ Lord Botetourt	79-65
12/27/24 vs William Byrd	56-48
12/20/24 @ Cave Spring	65-47
+ 3 more games

Salem had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.3 points) and they went ahead and made it eight on Tuesday. They walked away with a 54-47 victory over the Patrick Henry Patriots. This was payback for the Spartans, who suffered a 55-51 loss the last time these two teams met.

Salem's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. As for Patrick Henry, the defeat snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 7-3 record.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Salem and Northside will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday without much rest having both just played. As for Patrick Henry, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Pulaski County at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.