Basketball Recap: Portland Christian Takes Down Salem Academy in a Playoff Battle

Royals

Margin (Wins)

02/11/25 vs Gaston	81
01/13/25 @ Columbia Christian	81
01/22/25 @ Gaston	69
01/21/25 vs Gaston	69
01/15/25 @ Vernonia	67

With a playoff win on the line, Portland Christian rose to the challenge on Thursday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 68-33 win over the Salem Academy Crusaders. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 25 matches by 23 points or more this season.

The victory (which was Portland Christian's eighth in a row) raised their record to 32-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 83.5 points over those games. As for Salem Academy, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 20-9.

Portland Christian has already played their next contest (against Oakland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Salem Academy also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against Stanfield.