Salem hasn't had much luck against Brighton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Salem Rocks will venture away from home to take on the Brighton Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Salem is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 72-32 victory over Novi. The win continues a trend for the Rocks in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now won seven in a row.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Brighton, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Tuesday. They took down Grand Ledge 52-37 on Thursday. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Comets are ranked 332nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Brighton now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Salem, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Salem came up short against Brighton in their previous matchup back in January, falling 65-61. Can Salem avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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