After three games on the road, Salem is heading back home. They will welcome the Prescott Curley Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Salem is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 46-7 victory over West Fork. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 38-0.
It was another big night for Kaden Brink, who rushed for 185 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 170 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Jackson Taylor, who rushed for 80 yards and a touchdown on only six carries.
Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 304 rushing yards in eight consecutive matches.
Salem's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB five times. Cole Stemen was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up two sacks himself.
Meanwhile, Prescott had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs 35-3. The Curley Wolves pushed the score to 28-3 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bulldogs had little chance of recovering from.
K. J. Page was his usual excellent self, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only 15 carries. Those 137 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Salem is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35.6 points. As for Prescott, their win bumped their record up to 10-1.
Friday's game might be decided in the on the ground. Salem has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 343.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Prescott struggles in that department as they've been averaging 242.6. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Salem came up short against Prescott when the teams last played back in September, falling 31-22. Will Salem have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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