A feisty cat fight will be fought when Tigers dukes it out withthe Mountain Grove Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Having struggled with nine defeats in a row dating back to last season, Salem finally turned things around against Willow Springs on Friday. They took down the Bears 28-14. The Tigers' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Meanwhile, Mountain Grove waltzed into their matchup on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. Everything went their way against the Eagles as they made off with a 44-24 victory. With that win, the Panthers brought their scoring average up to 28.8 points per game.
Mountain Grove didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Brody Emery, Kale Gardner, Aden Estep, and Dameon Martin picked up one apiece. The dominant performance also gave Estep a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mountain Grove was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 397 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Salem's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-5. As for Mountain Grove, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Salem was taken down by Mountain Grove 39-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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