Football Preview: Salisbury Hornets vs. Northwest Cabarrus Trojans
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The Salisbury Hornets will square off against the Northwest Cabarrus Trojans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salisbury has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with four straight losses, while Northwest Cabarrus will come in with three straight victories.
Salisbury blew East Rowan out of the water the last time the pair played, but on Friday East Rowan got their revenge. The Hornets fell just short of the Mustangs by a score of 27-24. The Hornets gained 65 more yards on the day, but it was the Mustangs that made the best use of them.
Although Salisbury took the loss, they still got scores from Xavier Frasier, Samarion Collins, Isaiah Foxx, and Jonathan Ross.
Don't try to pin the team's loss on the defense: they kept the trenches locked down and allowed a mere 3.1 yards per carry. The team can thank Collins for the heroic effort on defense: he. Salisbury's run defense has been on the up-and-up: they allowed 4.6 yards per carry earlier this season, but they've only allowed 4.67 on average over their last three games.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northwest Cabarrus). They really took it to Carson for the full four quarters, racking up a 49-14 win. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Northwest Cabarrus' win came from a few key players Salisbury will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Titus Troy, who rushed for 228 yards and a pair of scores while picking up 12.7 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 93 yards. Another player making a difference was Hudson Irwin, who threw for 195 yards and three touchdowns.
Salisbury's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Northwest Cabarrus, their win bumped their record up to 5-1.
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