If the Salem Quakers were feeling good off their 64-26 takedown of the Minerva Lions last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Salem fell just short of Carrollton by a score of 68-65. Despite running the score up even higher than they did last Saturday (64), Salem still had to take the loss.
Carrollton had a senior duo take command as Hillari Baker scored 18 points along with 6 assists and 4 steals and Demi Leary scored 20 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which Baker has scored at least 25% of Carrollton's points. Another player making a difference was Brae Roudebush, who scored 8 points.
Salem now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Carrollton, the win for they keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.
Salem will head out on the road to face off against Marlington at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Marlington and Salem are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads. As for Carrollton, they will be playing in front of their home fans against West Branch at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. West Branch is coming into the match hot, having won their last three games.
