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| 01/14/25 - Home | 51-48 W |
| 02/02/24 - Home | 64-65 L |
| 01/05/24 - Away | 51-46 W |
| 02/10/23 - Home | 71-67 W |
| 01/17/23 - Away | 58-56 W |
| + 5 more games |
Northville has gone 8-2 against Salem recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Northville Mustangs will head out to take on the Salem Rocks at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northville has three straight wins, Salem has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Northville beat Brighton 61-49.
Meanwhile, Salem came up short against Howell on Tuesday and fell 51-39. While losing is never fun, the Rocks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 298th, while the Highlanders are ranked 110th).
Northville will have to keep a close watch on Mitch Paspal and Luke Creighton, a pair of players who had a big impact on Salem's prior game. Paspal went 5 for 8 on his way to 16 points and seven boards, while Creighton posted ten points. The dominant performance gave Creighton a new career-high in points.
Northville has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.7 points per game. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-12.
Northville came out on top in a nail-biter against Salem when the teams last played back in January, sneaking past 51-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northville since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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