The Freeburg Midgets will square off against the Salem Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Freeburg will be strutting in after a win while Salem will be coming in after a defeat.
Salem will be up against a hot Freeburg squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Freeburg came out on top against Okawville by a score of 55-46 on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Salem came up short against Mater Dei on Tuesday and fell 55-43. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 440th, while the Knights are ranked 87th).
Salem dropped their record down to 6-19 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Freeburg, their victory bumped their record up to 10-16.
Freeburg didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Salem in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-46 win. Does Freeburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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