Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem). They breezed by the Yellville-Summit Panthers at home to the tune of 56-7 on Friday. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three contests by 33 points or more this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Salem to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ethan Birmingham, who rushed for 74 yards and two touchdowns. Those 74 rushing yards gave Birmingham a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Aiden Province, who rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Salem didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Dawson Jennings and Kaiden Hollis. Keagan Sanderson was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making five total tackles.
Salem pushed their record up to 4-3 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Yellville-Summit, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-5.
Salem will square off against Mountain View at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Salem's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last four matchups. As for Yellville-Summit, they will head out on the road to square off against Melbourne at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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