After flying high against Clarksville last Friday, Salem came back down to earth. The Salem Lions were outmatched by the Silver Creek Dragons and fell 83-27. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 312th, while the Dragons are ranked 16th).
Salem has also been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matches. That's put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season. The win (which was Silver Creek's third in a row) raised their record to 19-3.
Looking ahead, Salem will challenge Charlestown at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Charlestown's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games. As for Silver Creek, they will take on Corydon Central at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Corydon Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.9 points per game this season.
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