Salem and Orleans are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2015, but not for long. The Salem Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Orleans Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Salem took on North Harrison on Saturday. Salem took a 59-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of North Harrison. The defeat continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Cougars: they've now lost seven in a row.
Meanwhile, Orleans had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They walked away with a 45-34 win over the Commodores.
Salem better keep an eye on Rylan Crocker. He was instrumental in Orleans' win, going 5 for 8 en route to 16 points. The game was Crocker's fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Alex DeWitt, who posted nine points.
Orleans pushed their record up to 9-2 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Salem was dealt a bruising 63-22 defeat at the hands of Orleans in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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