Football Preview: Sheldon Irish vs. South Salem Saxons
The Sheldon Irish will square off against the South Salem Saxons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sheldon has five straight wins, South Salem has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Sheldon is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Salem 69-3 on the road on Thursday. Fans of the Irish have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Kelsen Sperry had an outrageously good game as he threw for 184 yards and four touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for South Salem's offense. They took a blow against Sprague on Friday, falling 48-0. Having soared to a lofty 54 points in the game before, the Saxons' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
Sheldon's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for South Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Everything came up roses for Sheldon against South Salem when the teams last played back in November of 2016, as the team secured a 56-14 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Salem's Collin Vogt, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries, and also picked up 46 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Sheldon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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