Salem lost against Breese Central back in October of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Wildcats were dealt a 48-13 loss at the hands of the Cougars. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-7.
Trey Clark
| 09/12/25 @ Mattoon | 222 |
| 09/19/25 vs East Alton-Wood River | 106 |
| 10/03/25 @ Breese Central | 104 |
| 09/05/25 vs Richland County | 99 |
| 09/26/25 vs Roxana | 77 |
| + 1 more games |
Despite the defeat, Salem had strong showings from Trey Clark, who rushed for 104 yards and one score on only 14 carries, and Madden Thompson, who picked up 75 receiving yards and one touchdown. Clark has become a key player for the Wildcats: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least 100 rushing yards, but 0-3 otherwise.
Breese Central found their leader in sophomore Owen Kehrer, who threw for 185 yards and four TDs while completing 71.4% of his passes. Those four passing touchdowns set a new season-high mark for Kehrer. Cole Davis helped Kehrer out on the ground, rushing for 71 yards and one touchdown on only seven carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Salem and nudges their season record down to 2-4. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 4-1 Roxana (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 81.7% over those games). As for Breese Central, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
We've got plenty of inter-conference action coming up soon. Salem is set to take on their familiar foe Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Clark and Jase Nelson. Meanwhile, Breese Central will square off against rival Roxana at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That contest will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Davis and Mekhi Shorter.
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