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| 01/02/20 - Neutral | 68-49 W |
| 01/03/19 - Neutral | 58-43 W |
| 12/20/16 - Away | 55-43 W |
Salem Academy is a perfect 3-0 against Portland Christian since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Salem Academy Crusaders will take on the Portland Christian Royals. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Salem Academy heads in on the heels of a playoff matchup on Saturday. They took a 62-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Enterprise. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game two weeks ago (55), the Crusaders still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Portland Christian entered their tilt with Reedsport on Saturday with six consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with seven. They claimed a resounding 81-31 victory over Reedsport. The Royals have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 24 contests by 23 points or more this season.
Portland Christian pushed their record up to 31-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 94.3 points over those games. As for Salem Academy, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 20-8 record.
Salem Academy strolled past Portland Christian when the teams last played back in January of 2020 by a score of 68-49. Will Salem Academy repeat their success, or does Portland Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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