Eastern was the 22-21 winner over Salem when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Eastern Musketeers were beaten by the Salem Lions 37-7 on Friday. The Musketeers were down 31-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Salem found their leader in underclassman Logan Dent, who rushed for 131 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Mull, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Eastern's defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Salem, their win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 2-5.
Eastern will head out to square off against Scottsburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Scottsburg is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34.6 points per game this season. As for Salem, they will host Charlestown at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem is facing Charlestown at the right time seeing as Charlestown is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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