After each having a week off, the Melbourne Bearkatz and the Salem Greyhounds will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Melbourne is coming into the contest hot, having won their last three games.
Melbourne's defense heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed two weeks ago. They blew past Cave City 48-0 on the road. Fans of the Bearkatz have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Salem was beaten by Newport 42-6 two weeks ago. Salem was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 30-0.
Melbourne's win bumped their record up to 3-0. As for Salem, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 1-2.
Melbourne came up short against Salem when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 38-27. Thankfully for Melbourne, Elijah Romine (who rushed for 191 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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