Football Preview: Hodgson Vo-Tech Eagles vs. Salesianum Sallies
The Hodgson Vo-Tech Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Salesianum Sallies at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hodgson Vo-Tech is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Appoquinimink, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Hodgson Vo-Tech was ranked seventh). Hodgson Vo-Tech enjoyed a cozy 21-7 win over Appoquinimink on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Eagles.
Jace Hawkins and Marlon Sparks were among the main playmakers for Hodgson Vo-Tech as the former rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown and the latter picked up 47 receiving yards and a touchdown. That's the most rushing yards Hawkins has posted since back in August of 2023.
Hodgson Vo-Tech's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Leading the way was Nybree Davis with two sacks.
Meanwhile, Salesianum came tearing into Friday's game with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Cavaliers 38-7. Considering the Sallies have won six contests by more than 20 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
The victory got Hodgson Vo-Tech back to even at 4-4. As for Salesianum, their win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1.
Hodgson Vo-Tech ended up a good deal behind Salesianum when the teams last played back in November of 2023, losing 38-19. Can Hodgson Vo-Tech avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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