Football Preview: Salem Wildcats vs. East Marion Eagles
Salem is 0-3 against East Marion since September of 2017 but things could change on Thursday. The Salem Wildcats will challenge the East Marion Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Salem focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Friday.
Salem is headed into Thursday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 19th straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They had to suffer through a 50-8 loss at the hands of Lumberton. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 275th, while the Panthers are ranked 130th).
East Marion fell on hard times earlier this season, but after back-to-back victories it seems like their luck might finally be changing. They strolled past Enterprise with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 32-14.
Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for East Marion, their win ended a five-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-6.
Salem took a serious blow against East Marion in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 42-0. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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