Salem lost against Freeburg back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Salem Wildcats took a 57-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Freeburg Midgets. The Wildcats have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Ryegan Warren
02/07/25 @ Freeburg | 7 |
01/11/25 @ Vandalia | 3 |
12/28/24 vs Christopher | 3 |
11/29/24 vs Mt. Carmel | 3 |
02/01/25 @ DuQuoin | 2 |
Despite the loss, Salem still got an impressive performance from Ryegan Warren, who went 5 of 12 en route to 18 points along with seven steals and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Warren a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Miking Ettress, who posted eight points and three steals.
Freeburg's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jase Brentlinger, who had 13 points. Robert Fritz was another key player, putting up ten points and seven boards.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 6-20. As for Freeburg, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-16.
Salem didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 60-17 defeat against Centralia on the 8th. As for Freeburg, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 63-30 loss against Pinckneyville on the 8th.
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