Salem Hills unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 75-70 to the Cedar Valley Aviators on Friday. Sadly, the loss continues a streak the team started last season, making it five in a row.
Despite the loss, Salem Hills still got an impressive performance from Elijah Gasser, who shot 60% from the field on his way to 26 points along with seven rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryder Hales, who went 5-for-7 en route to 11 points and three steals.
Austin Biehl was a one-man wrecking crew For Cedar Valley. as he shot 63% from the field to rack up 26 points and eight boards. Those eight rebounds gave Biehl a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Andrik Enriquez, who posted nine points and six steals.
The victory got Cedar Valley back to even at 1-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming matchups. Salem Hills is packing up and heading out for their first away game of the season: they will challenge Mountain Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Cedar Valley, they will challenge Judge Memorial Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
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