The North Medford Black Tornado will face off against the South Salem Saxons 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.
North Medford is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past North Salem, posting a 40-6 victory on the road. The Black Tornado might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by 34 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, South Salem and West Salem were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but South Salem suffered a 35-34 defeat. The Saxons have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
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.
North Medford now has a winning record of 4-3. As for South Salem, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
North Medford and South Salem were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in November of 2015, but North Medford came up empty-handed after a 21-20 loss. Will North Medford have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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