Basketball Recap: Orleans Skates Past Salem with Ease

Bulldogs

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 @ Crawford County	42
01/28/25 vs Salem	40
11/30/24 @ Crothersville	33
01/18/25 vs Lanesville	32
12/21/24 vs North Harrison	26

You're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Orleans on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew the Salem Lions out of the water with a 67-27 final score. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matches by 21 points or more this season.

Orleans had a senior duo take command as Rylan Crocker went 8 for 12 on his way to 24 points and Bryce Jones went 5 of 7 en route to 13 points in addition to five assists and three steals. Crocker is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 16 or more in the last five games he's played. Nate Brown was another key player, putting up seven points.

The victory (which was Orleans' fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Salem, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-9.

Orleans will face off against Borden at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Orleans is on a six-game streak of home wins, Borden a four-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Salem, they will challenge Austin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.