The Salem Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the Benton Rangers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Salem can't be to happy about their upcoming road game considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home on Friday. They took a 42-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Centralia.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Trey Clark, who rushed for 192 yards and a touchdown while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Kaeden Bevolo, who threw for 174 yards and three touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Benton never let their opponents score on Friday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 41-0 victory over Carterville.
Salem and Benton were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in November of 2019, but Salem suffered an agonizing 8-7 defeat. Can Salem avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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