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DERRY — Instead of showing the rest of N.H. how to beat Pinkerton a week ago, Brockton may have opened up the Astros to some introspection.

CONCORD — After struggling defensively in recent weeks, Salem tossed a shutout over the final three quarters of last night’s 22-6 win over Concord.
“That (defense) is something that we have not done too well lately,” said Salem head coach Jack Gati, who formerly coached the Crimson Tide. “Today we put it all together. After they scored on the first drive, we shut them down. Defensively it was a good team effort.”
That team effort led to on each of Concord’s final five drives. Joe Lemenager and Ryan Foster each had  two interceptions.
Jerickson Fedrick had the other.
Previous to this week, the Blue Devils (6-3) had been allowing 29.9 points per game. During its recent two-game losing streak, Salem had surrendered 32 and 49 points, respectively.
Fedrick rushed for 108 yards and scored a touchdown. Steve Bemister took in a 7-yard pass from Jonathan Soldano.
Salem hosts Londonderry on Friday (7 p.m.) with a potential playoff berth on the line.