Glenvar is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Salem is on a nine-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. Having just played yesterday, the Glenvar Highlanders will get right back to it and host the Salem Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Glenvar knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five games -- so hopefully Salem likes a good challenge.
If Glenvar beats Salem with 63 points on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Glenvar beat James River on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 63-35. The Highlanders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Salem beat Hidden Valley 66-62 on Thursday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Titans are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salem's victory bumped their record up to 17-4. As for Glenvar, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 16 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Glenvar won a match that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played two weeks ago, slipping by Salem 53-52. Does Glenvar have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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