Salem and Penns Grove are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Salem Rams will head out on the road to take on the Penns Grove Red Devils at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with ten consecutive losses dating back to last season for Salem and six for Penns Grove.
Salem is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Woodstown on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Salem was beaten by Woodstown 63-7. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' New Jersey football rankings (they are ranked 248th, while the Wolverines are ranked 59th).
Meanwhile, Penns Grove lost to Woodbury on the road by a 37-23 margin on Saturday.
Salem's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Penns Grove, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Things could have been worse for Salem, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 21-6 loss to Penns Grove when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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