Basketball Recap: South Salem Comes Up Short

Saxons

Previous 5 Games

12/19/24 vs Inglewood	63-112
12/14/24 vs North Medford	64-54
12/13/24 @ Sheldon	80-52
12/10/24 vs Corvallis	86-54
12/06/24 @ Roseburg	83-61

It was fun while it lasted, but South Salem's undefeated season came to an end after four games on Thursday. They were beaten by the Inglewood Sentinels 112-63. The match marked the Saxons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Jason Crowe Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Inglewood, going 14 for 23 on his way to 48 points in addition to eight steals and six assists. The game was Crowe Jr's seventh in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Cayim White, who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 18 points and three steals.

Having lost for the first time this season, South Salem fell to 4-1. As for Inglewood, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-2.

South Salem and Ida B. Wells will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on December 28th. One thing working in South Salem's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. As for Inglewood, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against West Linn at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Inglewood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last eight contests.