The Salmon Savages will venture away from home to take on the Ririe Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salmon's offense hasn't had much luck over their past five games, but Friday's matchup will give them a chance to turn things around.
Salmon is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against West Jefferson last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Salmon was beaten by West Jefferson 42-6. The Savages were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Meanwhile, Ririe hadn't done well against North Fremont recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Ririe blew past North Fremont 38-14. Considering the Bulldogs have won four contests by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Kolter Lewis, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns on only 11 carries, and also caught a touchdown. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Ririe was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 344 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 159 rushing yards in seven consecutive matchups.
Salmon's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Ririe, their victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
Salmon was dealt a bruising 40-6 defeat at the hands of Ririe when the teams last played back in September of 2022. Thankfully for Salmon, Carter Huntsman (who rushed for 141 yards while picking up 8.8 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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