Plymouth fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Salem on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Salem Rocks by a score of 67-65. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wildcats came into the contest with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Rocks are ranked 329th).
Salem found their leader in sophomore Mitch Paspal, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 12 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Paspal has scored all season. Nye Turner was another key player, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 13 boards.
Plymouth has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. As for Salem, their win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9.
Plymouth will square off against Novi at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Novi has four straight victories, Plymouth has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court. As for Salem, they will host Hartland at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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