Basketball Recap: Salem Snaps Ten-Game Streak of Wins at Home

Rams

Team Score

01/07/25 vs Pitman	77
12/18/24 vs Woodstown	71
12/14/24 vs Woodbury	71
12/20/24 vs Salem County Vo-Tech	67
12/31/24 vs Millville	64

Salem scored the most points they've had this season on Tuesday, but it wasn't enough. They took an 83-77 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Pitman Panthers. The Rams have struggled against the Panthers recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.

Salem's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2. As for Pitman, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.

Salem and Pitman should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps New Jersey Rankings. Salem (ranked 109th) will meet LEAP Academy (ranked 329th) on Friday. Similarly, Pitman will square off against Penns Grove at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday up 216 places (74 vs. 290).