The Salem Rocks will head out on the road to face off against the Novi Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Hopefully Salem focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 15 on Friday.
Last Friday, Salem was the victim of a rough 63-37 defeat at the hands of Howell. While losing is never fun, Salem can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 282nd, while Howell is ranked 124th).
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Nye Turner, who scored seven points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Mitchell Robillard, who scored ten points.
Salem struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Novi came into Friday's contest having lost three straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They managed a 61-57 victory over Hartland on Friday. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for Novi, their victory ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 11-9.
Salem was able to grind out a solid victory over Novi in their previous matchup back in January, winning 65-58. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salem since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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