The Salem Academy Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Western Christian Pioneers at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. Salem Academy will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Oregon Rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while Western Christian is ranked 14th).
After a string of three wins, Salem Academy's good fortune finally ran out on Tuesday. They suffered a tough 61-37 defeat at the hands of Regis.
Meanwhile, Western Christian stacked a 13th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Willamina with a sharp 53-33 win. The victory was nothing new for Western Christian as they're now sitting on 19 straight.
Salem Academy's loss dropped their record down to 8-15. As for Western Christian, they pushed their record up to 23-1 with that victory, which was their 11th straight on the road.
Salem Academy was taken down by Western Christian 52-23 in their previous matchup back in January. Can Salem Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
