Football Preview: West Davidson Dragons vs. Salisbury Hornets
West Davidson hasn't had much luck against Salisbury recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The West Davidson Dragons will square off against the Salisbury Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Davidson will bounce into Friday's match after beating Trinity, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, West Davidson made off with a 20-19 victory over Trinity.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Aaron Journigan and he. Journigan rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Salisbury entered their tilt with Thomasville on Friday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Everything went their way against the Bulldogs as they made off with a 32-6 win. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Salisbury can attribute much of their success to Hank Webb, who threw for 117 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
West Davidson's record now sits at 3-1. As for Salisbury, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
West Davidson was dealt a bruising 42-0 defeat at the hands of Salisbury in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for West Davidson, Deuce Walker Jr. (who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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