Sports – Monday, October 4th, 2021

Jimmy Barton ran the ball 16 times for 132 yards and scored two touchdowns, while Garrett Connell rushed the ball 11 times for 174 yards and threw two touchdown passes as Salem beat Willow Springs Friday night, 30-12 for their first win of the year. The Tigers improve to 1-4 on the year and 1-3 in the SCA Conference. They will host the Mountain Grove Panthers Friday night and it will be Senior Night.

The Salem Lady Softball Tigers beat the Westminster Christian Academy Friday, 4-2 in the Linn Tournament before Saturday’s games were postponed due to rain. The Lady Tigers are 7-10 and they will be at St. Clair today at 4:30, and tomorrow at St. James at 4:30 in a game rescheduled from earlier this year.

The Salem Lady Volleyball Tigers will be at Bunker to face the Lady Eagles starting at 5:30 with the varsity match ONLY. The Lady Tigers are 5-8-1 overall & 2-2 in the SCA.

The St. Louis Cardinals dropped a 3-2 seven inning rain-shortened game to the Chicago Cubs Sunday. They will face the Los Angeles Dodgers in the wild card game Wednesday night on KSMO at 6:15 in a winner-take-all contest.

The Kansas City Royals dropped a 7-3 decision to Minnesota Sunday to end the season with a 74-88 record.

Missouri gave up 28 1st quarter points as Tennessee pounded the Tigers Saturday, 62-24. The Tigers fall to 2-3 on the year.

Patrick Mahomes threw five touchdown passes on the day with three of them going to Tyreek Hill as Kansas City beat Philadelphia Sunday, 42-30 to go to 2-2 on the year. They will play the Buffalo Bill on Sunday night.