Football Preview: Mansfield Tigers vs. Salem Greyhounds
The Mansfield Tigers will face off against the Salem Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Mansfield is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They claimed a resounding 36-6 win over Dumas. The victory was nothing new for the Tigers as they're now sitting on ten straight.
Meanwhile, Salem waltzed into their match on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Colts, posting a 50-18 win.
Salem can attribute much of their success to Kaden Brink, who rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, and Ethan Birmingham, who rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave Birmingham a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jackson Taylor, who rushed for 31 yards and two touchdowns.
Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 513 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 261 rushing yards in ten consecutive contests.
Salem's victory bumped their record up to 10-3. As for Mansfield, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.
Mansfield didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Salem in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, but they still walked away with a 26-22 victory. Does Mansfield have another victory up their sleeve, or will Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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