Preview: Sussex Central Golden Knights vs. Cape Henlopen Vikings
Sussex Central has been on the road for five straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Cape Henlopen Vikings at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Sussex Central lost a heartbreaker when they last took the court, but unfortunately for them the defeat they were handed on on Tuesday was a bit more commanding. Their rough 53-27 defeat to Polytech might stick with them for a while. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Sussex Central in their matchups with Polytech: they've now lost nine in a row.
In what's become a running theme this season, Cape Henlopen gave their fans yet another huge victory on Tuesday. They really took it to Milford for the full four quarters, racking up a 65-15 win at home. The win was nothing new for Cape Henlopen as they're now sitting on three straight.
Cape Henlopen found their leader in underclassman Amalia Fruchtman, who scored 23 points along with five rebounds and two steals. Fruchtman is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 16 or more in the last eight games she's played. Another player making a difference was Havyn Greene, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds and two blocks.
Sussex Central's loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Cape Henlopen, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight contests, which provided a massive bump to their 9-5 record this season.
Sussex Central was dealt a bruising 70-12 defeat at the hands of Cape Henlopen in their previous matchup on Thursday. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fruchtman, who scored 21 points along with seven rebounds and two blocks. Now that Sussex Central knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
