The Salem Seminoles will take on the Miller Grove Wolverines at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem has now lost ten straight, leaving the team hunting for their first win since December 17.
Last Tuesday, Salem came up short against Drew Charter and fell 56-44.
Meanwhile, after a string of five wins, Miller Grove's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 64-33 loss at the hands of Columbia. The Wolverines were down 54-25 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Salem will have to keep a close watch on Kaeslyn Benjamin and Kamiya Moore, a pair of players who had a big impact on Miller Grove's prior game. Benjamin posted 17 points, while Moore earned nine points. Benjamin has been hot for a while, having also posted two or more steals the last ten times she's played. Nariah Cato was another key player, putting up three points and four steals.
Miller Grove's loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 6-1 and their overall record down to 10-6. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-20.
Salem came up short against Miller Grove in their previous meeting on January 14th, falling 39-29. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Miller Grove's Arieyona Christion, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten steals. Now that Salem knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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