Football Preview: Salisbury Hornets vs. Thomasville Bulldogs
Salisbury is 7-2 against Thomasville since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Salisbury Hornets will challenge the Thomasville Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. Salisbury is looking to tack on another W to their seven-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Salisbury's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Thursday, when they got past Person's usually-dominant defense. Salisbury breezed by Person at home to the tune of 38-7.
Salisbury got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Macari House out in front who picked up 103 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Hank Webb did his part by putting the 'special' in special teams, booting in three field goals and four extra points.
Salisbury wouldn't let Person keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Jackson Sparger was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance. Emmanuel Asare was another major factor on D, making 16 total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Special teams also deserves some recognition, posting 13 points in total. All came courtesy of Webb: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 4-for-4 kicking extra points for an additional four.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Thomasville beat Ben L. Smith 13-8 on Friday.
Salisbury's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Thomasville, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.
Salisbury didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Thomasville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-6 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Salisbury since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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