The Salem Baptist Christian Vikings will head out on the road to face off against Gospel Light Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem Baptist Christian is still on the hunt for that elusive first 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Salem Baptist Christian was the victim of a tough 64-39 loss at the hands of Forsyth Home Educators.
Despite the defeat, Salem Baptist Christian got a solid performance out of Garrett Trinkle, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 15 rebounds. The matchup was Trinkle's third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Demetri Ioannou, who scored 9 points along with 5 rebounds.
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, Gospel Light Christian's good fortune finally ran out on Monday. They fell to Alamance Christian 57-52. Gospel Light Christian has struggled against Alamance Christian recently, as their contest on Monday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Gospel Light Christian's loss came about despite a quality game from Samuel Sisk, who scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Trey Skipper, who scored 11 points along with 5 rebounds.
The losses dropped Salem Baptist Christian to 0-6 and Forsyth Home Educators to 4-7.
Salem Baptist Christian was dealt a bruising 64-16 loss at the hands of Gospel Light Christian in their previous meeting back in November. Can Salem Baptist Christian avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
