Football Preview: Lexington Yellowjackets vs. Salisbury Hornets
Lexington is 1-9 against Salisbury since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Bugs Yellowjackets faces off against the Salisbury Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, Lexington and Salisbury will really light up the scoreboard.
Salisbury is hoping to do what West Davidson couldn't on Friday: put an end to Lexington's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Lexington took down West Davidson 35-16.
Lexington's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jaylen Henderson, who rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns, and Qwazir Craven, who rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Naquel Wood did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 84 receiving yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Lexington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 220 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Salisbury). They blew past East Davidson, posting a 73-7 win at home. Considering the Hornets have won six contests by more than 25 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
Hank Webb continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 142 yards and three touchdowns, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Jay'Lin Johnson was Webb's top target, picking up 63 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Salisbury didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off three passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Torian Brown, Zahir Brown, and Bryce Dalton picked up one apiece.
Lexington's record is now 5-2. As for Salisbury, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1.
Lexington took a serious blow against Salisbury when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 44-13. Can Lexington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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