Pictured are (from left) Salem's William Benintende, Plymouth's Dan Butts and Salem's Alec Merlington.

Salem prevails in cross-campus freshmen battle with Wildcats

  The Salem freshmen boys soccer team remained unbeaten Monday when it defeated cross-campus rival Plymouth, 3-1.

  The Rocks improved to 8-0-2.

  The Wildcats led 1-0 at halftime thanks to a goal from Alex Decker, who was assisted by Dan Butts.

  The Rocks' rally was ignited 1:50 into the second half when Mike Vernon scored off a helper from Tyler Light.

  Salem's Matt DeMoss gave his team the lead for good in the game's 66th minute when he deposited the ball into the net off an assist from Alec Merlington.

  The Rocks' Brendan Bird added an insurance goal two minutes later off a nice pass from Josh Eldridge.


Plymouth's Alex Decker is denied a break-away by Andriy Pelekh's sliding defensive effort. (Ed Wright photo)

Salem goalie Colin Hewit squeezes the ball as Plymouth's Michael Figlioli closes in. (Ed Wright photo)

Salem's Chris Morris pushes the ball up the field as Plymouth's Jon Russ pursues. (Ed Wright photo)