Salem is 0-4 against Mt. Zion since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Salem Wildcats will look to defend their home field against the Mt. Zion Braves at 7:00 p.m. Neither Salem nor Mt. Zion posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Salem's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Benton on Friday. They were dealt a 56-0 loss at the hands of the Rangers. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois football rankings (they are ranked 318th, while the Rangers are ranked 65th).
Meanwhile, Mt. Zion came up short against Triad on Friday and fell 17-10.
The losing side was boosted by Keller Stocks, who rushed for 130 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards.
Even if they lost, Mt. Zion's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Kaden Becker. He didn't just play on offense: he also picked up three sacks, forced a fumble, and made seven total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Mt. Zion, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Salem was taken down by Mt. Zion 48-6 in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Thankfully for Salem, Makobi Adams (who threw for 382 yards and five touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes, and also rushed for 60 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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