South Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They came up short against the Sheldon Irish, falling 44-23. The Saxons lost against the Irish in their previous head to head back in October of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 66-13 score last time.
Despite the loss, South Salem still got an impressive performance from Kellen Bowman, who threw for 409 yards and one TD while completing 74% of his passes.
South Salem's record now sits at 0-6. As for Sheldon, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-4.
We've got plenty of inter-league action coming up soon. South Salem will challenge rival West Salem at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Sheldon is set to square off against their familiar foe South Medford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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