Christiansburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 67-25 loss at the hands of the Salem Spartans. While losing is never fun, the Blue Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 186th, while the Spartans are ranked 43rd).
Bailey Rider continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Salem, going 5 of 9 en route to 14 points in addition to five boards and three steals. Rider continues to improve, besting her previous point total in each of the last three games she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabby Crawley, who posted ten points and three steals.
Christiansburg's loss dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Salem, their win was their 11th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Christiansburg will square off against Northside at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Salem, they will challenge Blacksburg at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Salem is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60.3 points per game this season.
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