North Salem is 0-10 against South Salem since January of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The North Salem Vikings and the South Salem Saxons will meet in a classic North v. South matchup at 6:30 p.m.
North Salem is headed into the contest having just suffered their biggest loss since February 13, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against McNary, falling 71-46. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 126th, while the Celtics are ranked 17th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask South Salem). They walked away with an 87-76 win over Sprague on Tuesday. While the Saxons didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
The victory made it two in a row for South Salem and bumps their season record up to 7-5. As for North Salem, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-5.
North Salem came up short against South Salem in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, falling 74-65. Will North Salem have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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