Salem is on a four-game streak of home losses, North Harrison an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Thursday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Salem Lions challenge the North Harrison Cougars at 7:30 p.m. Both are at an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2015, but likely not for long.
Last Friday, Salem was beaten by Corydon Central 65-26. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 344th, while the Panthers are ranked 39th).
Meanwhile, North Harrison came up short against Providence on Thursday and fell 57-45.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for North Harrison, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Salem beat North Harrison 32-24 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Will Salem repeat their success, or does North Harrison have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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