The West Branch Warriors will head out to take on the Salem Quakers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with West Branch sitting on eight straight wins and Salem on three.
On Friday, West Branch humbled Carrollton with a 48-7 victory. Considering West Branch has won six matchups by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Jeremiah Thomas
| 10/17/25 vs Carrollton | 2 |
| 10/10/25 vs Alliance | 1 |
| 10/03/25 vs Marlington | 1 |
| 09/19/25 vs Howland | 1 |
| 09/12/25 @ Chaney | 1 |
| + 2 more games |
Grady Hirst and Jeremiah Thomas were among the main playmakers for West Branch as the former rushed for 100 yards and one TD on only six carries and the latter gained 121 total yards and three touchdowns. What's more, Thomas posted two rushing touchdowns, the most he's had since back in August.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: West Branch was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 230 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 153 rushing yards in four consecutive games.
West Branch didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Drake Stryffeler, Brock Woost, and Hirst picked up one apiece.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salem). Everything went their way against Marlington on Friday as they made off with a 61-39 victory. The game snapped a strange streak: the last five times these teams have met, it?s been the away team that?s taken home the W.
West Branch's record now sits at 8-1. As for Salem, their record is now 6-3.
West Branch strolled past Salem when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a score of 26-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Warriors since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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