Football Preview: Salisbury Hornets vs. West Rowan Falcons
The Salisbury Hornets will head out on the road to take on the West Rowan Falcons at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Salisbury has given up an average of 31.1 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Salisbury is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 42 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Concord on Friday. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (42-7), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. They were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-7.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for West Rowan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Northwest Cabarrus on Friday, sneaking past 23-21.
West Rowan's win came from a few key players Salisbury will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brant Graham, who threw for 237 yards while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in one score on the ground. That's the most passing yards he has posted since back in November of 2024. Devaunh White handled things on the ground, rushing for 120 yards.
West Rowan was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. They are 5-1 when they've run for more than 200 yards.
Special teams was a major factor in the game for West Rowan, racking up 11 points in total. All came from Carter Durant: he went 3-for-3 kicking field goals for nine points, and 2-for-2 kicking extra points for an additional two.
West Rowan now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Salisbury, they dropped their record down to 2-7 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Salisbury might still be hurting after the 31-7 defeat they got from West Rowan in their previous matchup back in August of 2022. Can the Hornets avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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