The Salem Wildcats will head out to face off against the Carbondale Terriers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Salem is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Roxana on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Salem came up short against Roxana, falling 53-30. The Wildcats have struggled against the Shells recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Carbondale took a blow against Centralia on Friday, falling 57-26. While losing is never fun, the Terriers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Orphans are ranked 22nd).
Carbondale has also traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-18 record this season. Salem's loss dropped their record down to 7-22.
Salem might still be hurting after the 51-29 defeat they got from Carbondale in their previous matchup back in January. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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