Salem Academy is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Western Christian is on a seven-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Salem Academy Crusaders will host the Western Christian Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, Salem Academy humbled Chemawa Indian with a 60-19 victory. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 38th, while the Braves are ranked 249th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Western Christian blew past Santiam, posting a 67-30 win. The victory continues a trend for the Pioneers in their matchups with the Wolverines: they've now won eight in a row.
Western Christian's win bumped their record up to 19-3. As for Salem Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-2 record this season.
Salem Academy skirted past Western Christian 49-46 when the teams last played back in January. Will Salem Academy repeat their success, or does Western Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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