After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Central McLean [Turtle Lake-Mercer/Underwood/McClusky], New Salem was happy to have turned things around on Saturday. They snuck past the New England Tigers with a 43-38 victory. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Holsteins also won the last time the pair played back in January of 2024.
New Salem has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.0 points per game. As for New England, their defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-11.
New Salem will have a chance to go back-to-back against New England: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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