The Salem Rocks will take on the Arbor Prep Gators at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Salem is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They walked away with a 61-50 win over Lapeer on Tuesday.
| 12/10/24 vs Lapeer | 16 |
| 12/29/23 @ Arbor Prep | 14 |
| 02/09/24 vs Canton | 12 |
| 02/22/24 vs Franklin | 10 |
| 11/26/24 @ Saline | 9 |
Salem can attribute much of their success to Landen Stone, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 16 points and six assists, and Mitch Paspal, who posted 13 points and six rebounds. Those 16 points gave Stone a new career-high. Ezekiel Chinyazada was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Arbor Prep put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past American International Academy, posting a 70-38 victory. Fans of the Gators have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Salem's win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 2-2. As for Arbor Prep, their victory bumped their record up to 4-0.
Salem suffered a grim 73-48 defeat to Arbor Prep in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. Will Salem have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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