It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact North Salem can now relate to. They were beaten by the Sprague Olympians 69-42 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Oregon basketball rankings (they are ranked 121st in Oregon, while the Olympians are ranked eighth in Oregon).
North Salem has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost seven of their last eight matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-14 record this season. The win was the 11th in a row for Sprague, bringing their record for this year to 18-4.
North Salem does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Sprague, they will face off against West Salem at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Sprague knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 16 games -- so hopefully West Salem likes a good challenge.
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