Salem and Glenvar are an even 4-4 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. The Salem Spartans will host the Glenvar Highlanders at 8:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Salem sitting on six straight victories and Glenvar on four.
On Wednesday, Salem made easy work of Hidden Valley and carried off a 76-52 win. The Spartans have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 24 points or more this season.
Carroll County typically has all the answers at home, but on Wednesday Glenvar proved too difficult a challenge. They skirted past the Cavaliers 63-60. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Highlanders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 35th).
Salem's win was their ninth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.7 points per game. As for Glenvar, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Salem didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Glenvar in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 61-56 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Glenvar's Brody Dawyot, who went 10 for 18 en route to 24 points and seven boards. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Salem still be able to contain Dawyot? There's only one way to find out.
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