The Spartan faithful are hoping for signs of improvement after a bye week. Salem plays Cave Spring, Hidden Valley and Pulaski. The defense needs to play much better, and the offense must eliminate turnovers and penalties. It may be unfair to evaluate every Salem team by asking one question, can they win a State Title? But that is the reality here in Salem. Salem is a good football team, the question is can they improve enough to meet the expected standard ( no matter how unfair that might be)