Football Preview: Salisbury Hornets vs. Lexington Yellowjackets
Salisbury has gone 9-1 against Lexington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. It'll be a Battle of the Bugs Hornets challenges the Lexington Yellowjackets at 7:30 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Salisbury sitting on six straight wins and Lexington on three.
Salisbury is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past East Davidson 73-7 at home on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Hornets, who have now won six games by 26 points or more so far this season.
Hank Webb was his usual excellent self, 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.
Meanwhile, Lexington didn't have too much trouble with West Davidson at home on Friday as they won 35-16.
Lexington had a senior duo take command as Jaylen Henderson rushed for 50 yards and two touchdowns and Qwazir Craven rushed for 167 yards and a touchdown while picking up 8.4 yards per carry. Lexington also got help from Naquel Wood, who showed off his sure hands for 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.
Salisbury's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Lexington, their win bumped their record up to 5-2.
Everything came up roses for Salisbury against Lexington in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 44-13 victory. Will Salisbury repeat their success, or does Lexington have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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