The South Salem Saxons will head out to challenge the Willamette Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: South Salem has struggled recently with eight defeats in a row, while Willamette will arrive with eight straight victories.
On Friday, South Salem was just a hair shy of victory and fell 27-26 to North Medford.
The losing side was boosted by Kellen Bowman, who threw for 403 yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Willamette made easy work of North Salem on Friday and carried off a 35-13 win. The Wolverines might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 20 points or more this season.
Willamette didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Kyron Smith and Tevin Candelario.
South Salem's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Willamette, their victory bumped their record up to 8-0.
The upcoming game will be a clash of competing strengths. South Salem has relied on air attacks this season and has averaged 366.5 passing yards per game. Willamette, on the other hand, has relied on a stout run game: they average 166.9 rushing yards per game. So which strategy will prevail on Friday? There's only one way to find out.
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