Salem combined a red-hot shooting night along with an effective pressure defense as the Lady Spartans captured the River Ridge regular season championship Friday night with the 66-38 win over Hidden Valley at the Titan gym.
Salem led 34-15 at the halftime break, and were never threatened the rest of the way in improving to 16-5 (9-0 River Ridge).
Carlye Garst led the Salem scoring with 23 points that included 7 baskets from behind the arc. Tay Taylor added 17 for the Lady Spartans, while junior center Tessa Foley had 12.
Tyler Evans paced Hidden Valley (15-6; 7-2) with 17 points. Gracie Whiteside added 9.