The crowd at Thursday's non-league contest between the Salem Spartans (Salem, VA) and the host Cave Spring Knights (Roanoke, VA), observed Salem's football squad defeat Cave Spring by a count of 43-14.

The Spartans now own a 7-1 record. They play next when they host Hidden Valley for a non-league contest on Wednesday, October 26. Salem will encounter a Titans squad coming off a 38-6 non-league loss to Blacksburg (Blacksburg, VA). The Titans record now stands at 0-9.

Coming up next, the Knights encounter the Christiansburg Blue Demons (Christiansburg, VA) in a non-league contest, on Thursday, October 27. Cave Spring will attempt to upgrade on its 5-5 season record. The Blue Demons go into the contest with a 8-1 record after their 33-14 non-league win over Patrick Henry (Roanoke, VA).