The Salmen Spartans will head out on the road to face off against the Warren Easton Fighting Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Salmen focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 18 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, Salmen came up short against Hahnville and fell 50-41. The Spartans have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jamari Muse, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Another player making a difference was Akayla Mcmooain, who earned 12 points along with seven steals.
Even though they lost, Salmen smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 24 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Warren Easton lost to East Ascension on the road by a 55-36 margin on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Spartans are ranked 20th).
Warren Easton has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-5 record this season. As for Salmen, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
Salmen was able to grind out a solid win over Warren Easton in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, winning 60-49. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salmen since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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