Football Preview: Sheldon Irish vs. North Salem Vikings
The Sheldon Irish will head out to challenge the North Salem Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Sheldon has four straight wins, North Salem has five 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 claimed a resounding 65-7 victory over McNary at home. Given the Irish's advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked sixth, while the Celtics are ranked 100th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kelsen Sperry was the offensive standout of the game as he threw for 151 yards and three touchdowns on perfect 5-for-5 passing.
Sheldon's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kanoa Smith and Barry Myles.
Meanwhile, North Salem had to suffer through a 56-7 loss at the hands of Sprague. The Vikings were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.
Sheldon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 4-0. As for North Salem, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
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