If the Sugar-Salem Diggers were riding high off their 53-30 takedown of the Melba Mustangs on Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The contest between Sugar-Salem and Parma wasn't particularly close, with Sugar-Salem falling 65-48. Sugar-Salem was given a dose of their own medicine in this game as Parma apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in February of 2022.
Several Diggers players turned in solid performances, despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Tasha Larsen, who scored ten points. The match was Larsen's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sophia Dougherty, who scored nine points.
Sugar-Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Parma, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 4-2.
Sugar-Salem is on the road again on Friday and play against Layton Christian Academy at 6:00 p.m. on December 15th. As for Parma, they will challenge Homedale at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Homedale will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Idaho Rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while Parma is ranked 26th).
