You can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Wesson's strategy against Salem on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Wesson Cobras blew the Salem Wildcats out of the water with a 58-18 final score. The match was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 31-9.
Despite the loss, Salem saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Porter Jackson posted six points.
Wesson's victory ended a nine-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 3-11. As for Salem, they dropped their record down to 0-9 with the defeat, which was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season.
Wesson will venture away from home to face off against McLaurin at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. McLaurin has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Salem, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 50-39 loss against Loyd Star on the 12th.
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