The Salem Wildcats will welcome the Massac County Patriots at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem will be strutting in after a win while Massac County will be coming in after a loss.
Massac County better have a healthy lead at halftime, because if last week is any indication, that's when Salem really get things going. Salem's defense stepped up to hand Richland County a 4-0 shutout on Wednesday. It was an even better day for Eli Baker as he scored three goals for his team.
Meanwhile, Massac County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They fell just short of Anna-Jonesboro/Cobden by a score of 2-1. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by just one goal.
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-2 record this season. As for Massac County, their loss dropped their record down to 10-6-1.
Salem might still be hurting after the 7-1 defeat they got from Massac County when the teams last played back in September of 2023. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Salem was down 4-1.
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