Salem is on an 11-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Mount Olive a three-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck is about to change on Tuesday. The Salem Wildcats just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Mount Olive Pirates at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Salem focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 22 on Monday.
Salem is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Woodlawn Prep on Monday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Salem was outmatched by Woodlawn Prep at home and fell 67-30.
Despite the defeat, Salem saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Porter Jackson went 6 for 11 en route to 14 points plus seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive and Richton met for a duel on Tuesday where Mount Olive had to take the L. Mount Olive took a 45-28 bruising from Richton.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Mount Olive, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Salem was taken down by Mount Olive 57-25 when the teams last played back in February of 2022. Will Salem have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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