Basketball Recap: Cape Henlopen Falls Short Against Ranked Dover

On Friday, Cape Henlopen faced Dover in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Cape Henlopen Vikings took a 46-40 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Dover Senators. The contest marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Vikings

Previous 5 Games

01/24/25 vs Dover	40-46
01/21/25 @ Caesar Rodney	64-43
01/16/25 vs Polytech	72-56
01/14/25 @ Sussex Tech	57-30
01/03/25 vs Decatur	56-61

With the loss, Cape Henlopen broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 7-4. As for Dover, they pushed their record up to 10-2 with the win, which was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season.

Cape Henlopen will face off against Sussex Tech at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cape Henlopen is facing Sussex Tech at the right time seeing as Sussex Tech is stuck on a nine-game losing streak. As for Dover, they will venture away from home to take on Smyrna at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Dover will also cruise into their next matchup with the timing on their side: Smyrna will have lost three straight heading into Tuesday's contest.