With a playoff game on the line, Salem rose to the challenge on Friday. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 50-18 victory over the Rivercrest Colts. The Greyhounds might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven contests by 32 points or more this season.
Salem was led to victory by Kaden Brink and Ethan Birmingham. Brink rushed for 170 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 8.1 yards per carry, while Birmingham rushed for 125 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. Those 125 rushing yards gave Birmingham a new career-high. Jackson Taylor was in the mix as well, providing Salem with two touchdowns.
Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 513 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 261 rushing yards in ten consecutive matches.
Several Colts players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Jayden Young, who picked up 83 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 21 yards and a touchdown.
Salem's record is now 10-3. As for Rivercrest, the defeat snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 11-2 record.
Salem will face off against Mansfield at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mansfield knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past ten games -- so hopefully Salem likes a good challenge. Rivercrest does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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