Basketball Game Preview: Minerva Lions vs. Salem Quakers

Minerva hasn't had much luck against Salem recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Minerva Lions will challenge the Salem Quakers at 1:15 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

Last Wednesday, Minerva came up short against Marlington and fell 44-34.

Meanwhile, Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 56-39 fall against Carrollton. While losing is never fun, the Quakers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 427th, while the Warriors are ranked 110th).

Salem's loss dropped their record down to 6-9. As for Minerva, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 6-9.

Minerva came up short against Salem in their previous matchup last Wednesday, falling 41-37. Can Minerva avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.