Salem is coming off a 9-0, short-game win over visiting Valmeyer on Friday. The Cats led 8-0 at halftime with junior Eli Baker scoring 7 times in the first 40 minutes. He now has 15 on the season in 6 games and has 69 in his career just over halfway through his prep career. Caleb Purintun also had a first half goal and sophomore Alex Spencer scored early in the 2nd half to end the game. Salem is 5-1 on the year and has conceded just 3 goals in those 6 games.
The Wildcats open up the Cahokia Conference schedule Saturday morning at 11 a.m. with a trip to Roxana.