The Salem Tigers will take on the Camdenton Lakers in a holiday battle at at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Salem will bounce into Friday's contest after beating Waynesville, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Salem escaped with a win last Tuesday against Waynesville by the margin of a single free throw, 40-39.
While Camdenton didn't have the best season last year (they finished 3-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They managed a 64-58 victory over Marshfield on Tuesday. Given the Lakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Bluejays are ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salem came up short against Camdenton in their previous matchup back in December of 2022, falling 71-60. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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