Santiam was the 35-32 winner over Salem Academy when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Santiam Wolverines lost 55-33 to the Salem Academy Crusaders on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Wolverines can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Crusaders are ranked 30th).
Santiam's defeat was their first in the league, dropping their league record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 5-6. As for Salem Academy, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Santiam will host Delphian at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Salem Academy, they will be playing at home against Gervais at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Salem Academy is facing Gervais at the right time seeing as Gervais is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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