Minerva is 0-7 against Salem since October of 2017 but things could change on Friday. The Minerva Lions will venture away from home to take on the Salem Quakers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Minerva's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against West Branch on Friday. They had to suffer through a 64-0 loss at the hands of the Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio football rankings (they are ranked 672nd, while the Warriors are ranked 66th).
Meanwhile, Salem was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a 20-16 hit to the loss column at the hands of Alliance.
Minerva's loss dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 1-5.
Minerva took a serious blow against Salem when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 36-7. That match was all but decided by halftime, at which point Minerva was down 20-0.
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