Salem lost against Canton back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Salem Rocks fell 67-57 to the Canton Cobras. While losing is never fun, the Rocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Cobras are ranked 65th).
Nye Turner
| 01/31/25 @ Canton | 78% |
| 01/28/25 vs Hartland | 56% |
| 01/24/25 vs Plymouth | 55% |
| 01/21/25 @ Brighton | 22% |
| 01/17/25 @ Novi | 40% |
| + 16 more games |
When it comes to explaining why Salem lost, don't look at Nye Turner. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 9 on his way to 16 points and seven boards. What's more, Turner also posted a 78% shooting accuracy, which is the highest he's posted since back in February of 2024. Landen Stone was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Canton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Teddy Winstel out in front who went 7 of 15 en route to 19 points. The match was Winstel's third in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Hurley, who posted 11 points.
Salem's loss was their seventh straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Canton, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-6.
Salem has already played their next game, a 51-39 defeat against Howell on the 4th. As for Canton, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-49 victory against Plymouth on the 4th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
