Basketball Recap: Polytech Beats Sussex Central for Their 14th Straight Win

Panthers

Previous Games

02/04/25 @ Sussex Central	69-29
01/31/25 vs Sussex Central	50-34
01/30/25 vs Woodbridge	52-18
01/28/25 vs Caesar Rodney	42-32
01/27/25 vs McKean	2-0
+ 9 more games

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Polytech). They really took it to the Sussex Central Golden Knights for the full four quarters, racking up a 69-29 win. The Panthers are really starting to get used to good results now that the team has won 14 straight.

Polytech's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Sierra Henry led the charge by dropping a triple-double on 11 points, 12 assists, and ten steals. The dominant performance gave Henry a new career-high in steals. Saniya Skinner was another key player, going 12 of 25 on her way to 26 points and five steals.

Henry wasn't the only one working in the assists department: Polytech was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Polytech's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.6 points per game. As for Sussex Central, they are on a seven-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-13.

Polytech wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 68-46 defeat against Smyrna on the 6th. As for Sussex Central, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 61-20 loss against Cape Henlopen on the 6th.