Football Preview: Sacred Heart Crusaders vs. Salem Wildcats
The Sacred Heart Crusaders's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Salem Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Sacred Heart nor Salem posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Sacred Heart is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering East Marion just ended the team's five-game winning streak on Friday. They and the Eagles were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered an 8-7 loss. The loss was the Crusaders' first of the season.
Meanwhile, Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 16th straight defeat dating back to last season. They fell 16-6 to Resurrection Catholic.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sacred Heart fell to 5-1. As for Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything came up roses for Sacred Heart against Salem when the teams last played back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 41-6 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sacred Heart since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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