Basketball Recap: Salem Picks Up 11th Consecutive Victory
By Team Reports
Feb 4, 2026, 7:15pm
Basketball Recap: Salem Witches vs. St. Mary's Spartans
Witches
| 02/04/26 vs St. Mary's | 61-59 |
| 01/30/26 vs Gloucester | 85-45 |
| 01/23/26 @ Peabody Veterans Memorial | 73-53 |
| 01/20/26 vs Saugus | 77-48 |
| 01/19/26 vs Hamilton-Wenham Regional | 66-50 |
| + 6 more games |
Salem had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.8 points) and they went ahead and made it 11 on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 61-59 win over the St. Mary's Spartans.
Salem's victory bumped their record up to 12-1. As for St. Mary's, they moved to 14-2 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Salem and St. Mary's should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Massachusetts Rankings. The Witches (ranked 22nd) will meet Winthrop (ranked 239th) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, St. Mary's will face off against Arlington Catholic at 6:30 p.m. on Friday with a big rank advantage (1 vs. 156).
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