West Salem waltzed into their contest on Friday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They slipped by the South Salem Saxons 35-34. For the Titans, this counts as revenge for the 48-21 defeat the Saxons walked away with the last time they faced one another back in September of 2023.
Despite the loss, South Salem saw an underclassman step up: Kellen Bowman threw for 371 yards while completing 79.5% of his passes. Those 371 passing yards set a new season-high mark for Bowman.
West Salem now has a winning record of 4-3. As for South Salem, their defeat was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-6.
West Salem will host South Medford at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. West Salem is facing South Medford at the right time seeing as South Medford is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for South Salem, they will head out on the road to face off against North Medford at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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