Soccer Preview: Cape Henlopen vs. Sussex Central
Cape Henlopen is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Sussex Central is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Cape Henlopen Vikings will welcome the Sussex Central Golden Knights at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Cape Henlopen's way against Sussex Tech as Cape Henlopen made off with a 7-1 victory. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 3-0.
Cape Henlopen's offense was hitting Sussex Tech from everywhere, as six different players booted in a goal.
Giovanni Barney led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Sussex Central kept a clean sheet against Laurel on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 6-0 margin over the Bulldogs. Given the Golden Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Delaware soccer rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 47th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cape Henlopen's win bumped their record up to 8-4-2. As for Sussex Central, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
Cape Henlopen beat Sussex Central by a goal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 3-2. Does Cape Henlopen have another victory up their sleeve, or will Sussex Central turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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