South Salem was the 48-21 winner over West Salem when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The South Salem Saxons were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 35-34 to the West Salem Titans. The Saxons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the defeat, South Salem saw an underclassman step up: Kellen Bowman threw for 371 yards while completing 79.5% of his passes. Those 371 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Bowman.
South Salem's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for West Salem, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-3.
South Salem is taking a road trip to face off against North Medford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for West Salem, they will take on South Medford at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. West Salem knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past three matchups -- so hopefully South Medford likes a good challenge.
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