Roxana is 1-6 against Salem since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Roxana Shells will head out on the road to challenge the Salem Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. Given that the pair suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Roxana unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 52-39 to Columbia. Roxana has struggled against Columbia recently, as their matchup on Friday was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Salem's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their third straight defeat. They were dealt a 67-26 loss at the hands of Centralia. While losing is never fun, Salem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while Centralia is ranked 22nd).
The losing side was boosted by Gavin Zimmermann, who scored 12 points along with five rebounds.
Roxana's defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-11. As for Salem, their defeat was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 9-20.
Roxana opened the new year with a less-than-successful 45-35 loss to Salem. Can Roxana avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
