Football Preview: Salem Lions vs. Tell City Marksmen
On Friday Salem will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Tell City Marksmen at 7:30 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Friday.
Salem is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Clarksville 67-16. The contest marked the Lions' most dominant victory of the season.
It was another big night for Logan Dent, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 100 rushing yards. Adam Mull was another key player, throwing for 68 yards and three touchdowns.
Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 233 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 173 rushing yards in six consecutive matchups.
Salem wouldn't let Clarksville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. Braxton Dean led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Meanwhile, while Tell City put up plenty of points on Friday, the same can't be said for Crawford County. Tell City breezed by Crawford County to the tune of 42-0. The Marksmen might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four matches by 31 points or more this season.
The win got Salem back to even at 5-5. As for Tell City, the victory also got them back to even at 5-5.
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