Having just played yesterday, the Salem Hills Skyhawks will jump right back in to play the Olympus Titans at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. One thing working in Salem Hills' favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 12 matches.
Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Salem Hills walked away with it. They secured a 63-58 W over the Knights on Tuesday. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Chase Degraffenried continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 29 points along with six rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last 11 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kolby Dyches, who scored 11 points.
Meanwhile, Olympus entered their tilt with Skyline with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. Olympus blew past Skyline 86-49 on the road on Friday. Olympus has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 24 points or more this season.
Salem Hills has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Olympus, they pushed their record up to 20-3 with that win, which was their third straight on the road.
Things could have been worse for Salem Hills, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 63-45 loss to Olympus when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Can Salem Hills avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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