West Rowan lost to Salisbury back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Falcons were outmatched by the Hornets and fell 74-47. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 309th, while the Hornets are ranked 86th).
Salisbury had a senior duo take command as Jonathan Ross posted 19 points in addition to eight boards and six assists and Braylon Taylor scored 20 points and three steals. Taylor has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Royce Perkins, who earned 11 points.
West Rowan has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five matchups. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-12 record this season. As for Salisbury, the win was the seventh in a row for them, bringing their record up to 18-5.
West Rowan has already played their next contest, a 53-48 defeat against Carson on the 14th. As for Salisbury, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 62-53 loss against Jay M. Robinson on the 14th.
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