The Carrollton Warriors are still undefeated this season after their matchup against the Salem Quakers on Wednesday, but the Salem Quakers came as close as anyone has to beating them. Carrollton narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Salem 68-65. Given Carrollton's advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 41st, while Salem is ranked 351st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Leading Carrollton to victory were Demi Leary and Hillari Baker. Leary scored 20 points, while Baker scored 18 points along with 6 assists and 4 steals. 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.
Carrollton pushed their record up to 4-0 with that win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Salem, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Carrollton will be playing in front of their home fans against West Branch at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. West Branch will be looking to extend their current three-game winning streak. As for Salem, they 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.
