Football Preview: Salisbury Hornets vs. West Davidson Dragons
Salisbury is 8-1 against West Davidson since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Salisbury Hornets will host the West Davidson Dragons at 7:30 p.m. Salisbury knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past four matches -- so hopefully West Davidson likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, everything went Salisbury's way against Thomasville as Salisbury made off with a 32-6 win. Considering the Hornets have won three contests by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
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. The dominant performance also gave Webb a new career-high in rushing yards.
Salisbury wouldn't let Thomasville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece. Ny'Gel Elliot was another major factor on D, picking up 1.5 sacks and making four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Davidson, who bounced back after a loss on the road on September 6th. They slipped by Trinity 20-19 two weeks ago.
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.
Salisbury pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for West Davidson, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything came up roses for Salisbury against West Davidson when the teams last played back in September of 2023, as the squad secured a 42-0 victory. Will Salisbury repeat their success, or does West Davidson have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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