It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Salem had no problem doing just that on Friday. They blew past the West Fork Tigers 46-7. The win was nothing new for the Greyhounds as they're now sitting on five straight.
Kaden Brink continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 185 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 170 rushing yards. Backing up that air attack was Jackson Taylor, who rushed for 80 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 304 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
One reason for the win was Salem's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Cole Stemen with two.
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.9 points per game. As for West Fork, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-8.
As of now, neither Salem nor West Fork have any future games scheduled.
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