The Salem Rocks were the 65-58 winner over the Novi Wildcats when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. Salem fell 62-50 to Novi on Monday. While losing is never fun, Salem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while Novi is ranked 151st).
Several Rocks players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Ryan Peters, who scored 20 points along with five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Mitchell Robillard, who scored 11 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Salem and nudges their season record down to 6-15. As for Novi, they pushed their record up to 12-9 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home.
Salem didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 60-55 loss vs. Franklin on the 22nd. Novi has also already played their next game, a 65-59 victory against Glenn on the 22nd.
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