Salem hasn't had much luck against Northville recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Salem Rocks will welcome the Northville Mustangs at 7:00 p.m.
Salem is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Tuesday. They took a 51-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of Howell. While losing is never fun, the Rocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Highlanders are ranked 110th).
| 02/04/25 @ Howell | 10 |
| 12/12/24 vs Arbor Prep | 8 |
| 12/19/24 @ Hartland | 7 |
| 12/06/24 @ Avondale | 6 |
| 01/21/25 @ Brighton | 5 |
Despite the defeat, Salem had strong showings from Mitch Paspal, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 16 points and seven rebounds, and Luke Creighton, who posted ten points. The dominant performance gave Creighton a new career-high in points.
Meanwhile, Northville had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 12.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They came out on top against the Bulldogs by a score of 61-49.
Northville has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 5-12.
Salem couldn't quite finish off Northville when the teams last played back in January and fell 51-48. Will Salem have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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