Football Preview: Salem Lions vs. Eastern Musketeers
Salem has gone 8-1 against Eastern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Salem Lions will be staying on the road to face off against the Eastern Musketeers at 7:00 p.m. Hopefully Salem focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four on Saturday.
Last Saturday, Salem was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 10-6 to Corydon Central. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Noah Deaton put forth a good effort for the losing side as he rushed for 68 yards on only nine carries, and also caught a touchdown.
Meanwhile, Eastern was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a hard 22-8 fall against North Harrison.
Salem dropped their record down to 1-5 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Eastern, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 1-5.
Salem and Eastern were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but Salem came up empty-handed after a 22-21 defeat. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Eastern's Brayden Jones, who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Salem knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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