After two games on the road, Salem is heading back home. They will welcome the West Fork Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salem is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 40.1 points per game this season.
Salem is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Thursday with ease, bagging a 68-35 victory over Quitman. Considering the Greyhounds have won five contests by more than 32 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Kaden Brink was his usual excellent self, rushing for 265 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.2 yards per carry. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 129.8 rushing yards per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Taylor, who rushed for 128 yards and three touchdowns on only 14 carries.
Salem wouldn't let Quitman keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Salem can thank Gatlin Branscum and Ryan Dailey for forcing both of them. Skyler Payne was another major factor on D, picking up two sacks and making nine total tackles.
Salem was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 612 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 304 rushing yards in seven consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 36 points the game before, West Fork was a bit more limited in their matchup on Friday. They were dealt a 42-8 loss at the hands of Mansfield. West Fork was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 26-0.
Salem has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 35 points. As for West Fork, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-7.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
