North Salem is 1-7 against West Salem since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The North Salem Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the West Salem Titans at 7:15 p.m.
North Salem is headed into Thursday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They were outmatched by Sheldon at home and fell 69-3. The game marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
West Salem never got on the board in their matchup two weeks ago, but that sure wasn't the case in their game against McNary last Thursday. They breezed by the Celtics on the road to the tune of 35-7. Given the Titans' advantage in MaxPreps' Oregon football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Celtics are ranked 97th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Salem's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for West Salem, their win bumped their record up to 2-3.
North Salem was taken down by West Salem 42-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can North Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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