Salem hasn't had much luck against Lumberton recently, but that could start to change on Friday. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Lumberton Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Salem will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Salem is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They were outmatched by Enterprise at home and fell 49-20. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 42-6.
Meanwhile, Lumberton had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.3 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They managed a 39-35 win over the Crusaders. That's two games straight that the Panthers have won by exactly four points.
Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Lumberton, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Salem came up short against Lumberton when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 12-0. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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