Sports – Thursday, December 27th, 2018

The 3rd seeded Salem Lady Basketball Tigers began the Mountain Grove Tournament Wednesday night against the 14th seeded Chadwick Lady Cardinals. Salem controlled from the outset and cruised to 79-28 victory. The Lady Tigers came out of the gates quickly with a 25-7 opening quarter. Salem put an end to any remaining doubt in the third quarter, outscoring Chadwick 27-5 to take a 71-24 lead into the fourth quarter. The win improves Salem’s record to 7-4 on the season and they will play the second round match against the Koshkonong Lady Jays at 7:30 tonight.