Basketball Recap: Salem Academy Extends Winning Streak to Six

Crusaders

Previous 6 Games

01/25/25 @ Western Christian	49-46
01/22/25 vs Kennedy	62-25
01/17/25 vs Chemawa Indian	71-23
01/13/25 @ Delphian	53-12
01/10/25 vs Gervais	67-21
01/08/25 vs Santiam	55-33

Salem Academy entered their tilt with Western Christian on Saturday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They had just enough and edged the Western Christian Pioneers out 49-46. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Crusaders have posted since December 21, 2024.

Salem Academy has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-2 record this season. As for Western Christian, their defeat ended a 20-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-3.

Salem Academy and Western Christian should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Oregon Rankings. Salem Academy (ranked 38th) will meet Regis (ranked 159th) at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. Similarly, Western Christian will challenge Gervais at 5:30 p.m. on Monday up 198 places (44 vs. 242).