With a playoff game on the line, the Salem Hills Skyhawks rose to the challenge on Tuesday. They secured a 63-58 W over the Knights. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Chase Degraffenried continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 29 points along with six rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last 11 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Kolby Dyches, who scored 11 points.
Despite the loss, Northridge had strong showings from Bentley Whitear, who scored 20 points along with five assists, and Peyton Perkins, who scored 16 points along with five rebounds. Perkins is trending in the right direction, as he's improved his point production for four games straight. De'Qoune Kennedy was another key contributor, scoring six points.
Salem Hills has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 10-14 record this season. As for Northridge, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 10-14.
Salem Hills won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Olympus at 7:00 p.m. on February 21st. Olympus is coming into the match with ten straight victories at home, so Salem Hills will have to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. Northridge does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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