Portland Christian hasn't had much luck against Salem Academy recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Portland Christian Royals will take on the Salem Academy Crusaders. One thing working in Portland Christian's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matchups.
Portland Christian is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They claimed a resounding 81-31 victory over Reedsport. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 24 games by 23 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Salem Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Enterprise. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (55), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.
Portland Christian's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 31-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 60.8 points. As for Salem Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 20-8.
Portland Christian lost to Salem Academy on the road by a decisive 68-49 margin when the teams last played back in January of 2020. Can Portland Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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