Salado couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They came up short against the Troy Trojans on Friday, falling 52-28. The Eagles' loss continues a trend for the squad, making it nine in a row dating back to last season.
Despite the loss, Salado still got an impressive performance from Lincoln Hossfeld, who threw for 409 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 14.1 yards per attempt, and also rushed for 55 yards. Brendan Wilson was Hossfeld's top target, picking up 138 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Even though they lost, Salado was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 472 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Salado's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. The picks came courtesy of Kenneth Angel and Mason Olson. Salado got some further help from Devonte Foster: he made 16 total tackles.
Troy found their leader in underclassman Jayden Lucky, who rushed for 188 yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Joseph Mcmurtry, who threw for 218 yards and two touchdowns.
Salado will face off against Lampasas at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both might be coming in a bit winded given how much these teams ran up and down the field in their prior games. As for Troy, they are taking a road trip to challenge Hillsboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Troy focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
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