A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Salem Lions challenge the Corydon Central Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday... Salem has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with eight straight losses, while Corydon Central will come in with four straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Salem was beaten by Brownstown Central 68-3. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 352nd, while the Braves are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Corydon Central strolled past Austin with points to spare on Wednesday, taking the game 51-36. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly 15 points.
Corydon Central's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.9 points per game. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-8.
Salem might still be hurting after the 45-19 loss they got from Corydon Central when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Corydon Central's Josie Vaughn, who went 8 of 15 en route to 21 points along with six boards and five steals. Now that Salem knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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