West Davidson is 1-8 against Salisbury since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The West Davidson Dragons will head out on the road to challenge the Salisbury Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
West Davidson will bounce into Thursday's contest after beating Trinity, who they hadn't topped in four consecutive meetings. West Davidson slipped by Trinity 20-19 two weeks ago.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Aaron Journigan and he. Journigan rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown while he rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Salisbury had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 44 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They blew past the Bulldogs 32-6. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 88th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hank Webb was the offensive standout of the game as he threw for 117 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground.
Salisbury wouldn't let Thomasville keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. It was a group effort, with five picking up one apiece. Another thorn in Thomasville's side was Ny'Gel Elliot, who picked up 1.5 sacks and made four total tackles (3.0 for loss).
West Davidson's record is now 3-1. As for Salisbury, their victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
West Davidson was taken down by Salisbury 42-0 in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Thankfully for West Davidson, Deuce Walker Jr. (who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 57 receiving yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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