Basketball Recap: Salt Fork Picks Up 14th Straight Win on the Road

Storm

Margin (Wins)

12/17/24 @ Villa Grove	48
12/02/24 vs Rantoul	43
12/19/24 vs Chrisman	43
01/16/25 @ Westville	43
11/21/24 @ Donovan/St. Anne	35

Salt Fork won the last time they faced Westville and things went their way on Thursday too. The Salt Fork Storm really took it to the Westville Tigers for the full four quarters, racking up a 62-19 victory. The Storm have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matches by 20 points or more this season.

Gwen Bennett and Madison Jones certainly did their best on Thursday to avoid the loss. Bennett posted eight points, while Jones earned no points. That was a full 42.1% of Westville's points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. Cheyenne Maquet also deserves some recognition as she pulled down her first rebound of the season.

Salt Fork pushed their record up to 18-2 with the win, which was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Westville, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 6-15.

Salt Fork has already played their next game, a 50-12 victory against Oakwood on the 20th. As for Westville, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 44-40 defeat against Hoopeston on the 17th.