If Salt Fork was feeling good fresh off their 63-34 takedown of Villa Grove last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Salt Fork Storm fell just short of the Hoopeston Cornjerkers by a score of 51-48 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Storm have suffered since December 28, 2023.
It was another big night for Brayden Walder, who went 6 of 7 on his way to 22 points for Hoopeston. Those 22 points gave Walder a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Trenton Montez, who went 7 for 11 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds.
Storm
| 12/20/24 @ Hoopeston | 48-51 |
| 12/17/24 @ Villa Grove | 63-34 |
| 12/13/24 vs Armstrong | 59-42 |
| 12/10/24 vs Judah Christian | 54-30 |
| 12/06/24 @ Tuscola | 28-41 |
With the loss, Salt Fork broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-3. As for Hoopeston, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-4.
Salt Fork and Georgetown-Ridge Farm will round out the year against one another at at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday. As for Hoopeston, they will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against Oakwood at 6:00 p.m. on January 7, 2025.
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