The Salem Wildcats soccer team is coming off a school record 20-3 season a year ago with almost everybody back, they are poised for another great season. For the first time, they will be playing their home games at the newly built Salem Soccer Complex on South College Street.
The Lady Wildcats opened up IHSA play on the pitch late last Spring, and now it’s the boys turn.
Salem returns almost all of their offense from last year, including the top scorer in the country Eli Baker. He is joined up front by Caleb Purintun and Robbie Shober creating one of the most prolific offenses in the state.
Holden Richardson and Alex Spencer will help maintain the mid field with returning defensive starters Avery Gullion, Carter Lowe and Payton Gullion along with goalie Corey Keele makes the Cats formidable on both sides of the field.
Pictured is T&S Plumbing doing work on the bathrooms that are currently being built at the Complex and should be operational by the Cats first home game which is against Highland on September 4th. It will be the first of 10 home matches.
Salem will open the season with a trip to Murphysboro on August 25th and then competing in the Greenville Tournament.
