The Salem Seminoles will take on the Jasper County Hurricanes at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Salem has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Jasper County will arrive with three straight wins.
Salem is headed into the matchup having just suffered their closest loss since December 8, 2023 on Saturday. They fell just short of Western Albemarle by a score of 46-43. While losing is never fun, the Seminoles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 489th in Georgia, while the Warriors are ranked 68th in Virginia).
Meanwhile, Jasper County humbled Towers with a 66-36 victory. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Hurricanes just coasted through the last quarter.
Jasper County has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.8 points per game. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-18.
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