Football Game Preview: Cape Henlopen Vikings vs. St. Mark's Spartans

By Team Reports Oct 1, 2024, 12:37am

Football Preview: Cape Henlopen Vikings vs. St. Mark's Spartans

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The Cape Henlopen Vikings will square off against the St. Mark's Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

Cape Henlopen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Hodgson Vo-Tech, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Cape Henlopen was ranked 11th). Cape Henlopen fell to Hodgson Vo-Tech 28-23. The loss was the Vikings' first of the season.

Meanwhile, St. Mark's offense rose to the challenge against a Riders defense that boasted an average of only 16.5 points allowed on Friday. St. Mark's enjoyed a cozy 31-14 victory over Caesar Rodney. The match marked the Spartans' most dominant win of the season so far.

Having lost for the first time this season, Cape Henlopen fell to 3-1. As for St. Mark's, the victory made it two in a row for them and also bumps their season record up to 3-1.

Cape Henlopen didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against St. Mark's in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 22-17 win. Will Cape Henlopen repeat their success, or does St. Mark's have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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