The Salisbury Hornets will square off against the Person Rockets at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Salisbury's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They claimed a resounding 57-0 win over East Rowan on the road. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Mustangs are ranked 363rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hank Webb went supernova for Salisbury, throwing for 294 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards. Jay'Lin Johnson was Webb's top target, picking up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Salisbury was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 436 total yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Rowan only gained -10.
Meanwhile, Person put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their matchup at home with ease, bagging a 54-0 victory over Northern Durham. Fans of the Rockets have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ point.
Salisbury pushed their record up to 2-1 with that win, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Person, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Salisbury took their win against Person in their previous matchup back in September of 2023 by a conclusive 31-6. Will Salisbury repeat their success, or does Person have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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