Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 15th straight loss. They lost 50-25 to the Southwestern Rebels. The Lions were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Rebels apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in November of 2017.
Southwestern's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Baleigh McAfee led the charge by dropping a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave McAfee a new career-high. Mikayla Nussbaum was another key player, putting up 15 points.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Southwestern, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-6.
Salem has already played their next contest (against Charlestown), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Southwestern has already played their next match, a 52-36 defeat against South Ripley on the 23rd.
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