Football Preview: Caravel Buccaneers vs. Red Lion Christian Academy Lions
The Caravel Buccaneers will square off against the Red Lion Christian Academy Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Caravel comes in on 22 and Red Lion Christian Academy on five.
Caravel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Delaware Military Academy, who was ranked 22nd in their home state at the time (Caravel was ranked second). Caravel's defense stepped up to hand Delaware Military Academy a 41-0 shutout on Friday. Fans of the Buccaneers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Red Lion Christian Academy). They claimed a resounding 49-7 victory over Newark. Considering the Lions have won five games by more than 22 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
Caravel's win was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-0. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 34.4 points per game. As for Red Lion Christian Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 7-2.
Caravel took their win against Red Lion Christian Academy when the teams last played back in November of 2023 by a conclusive 31-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caravel since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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