Soccer Preview: Cape Henlopen vs. Polytech
The Cape Henlopen Vikings will look to defend their home pitch on Thursday against the Polytech Panthers at 6:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Cape Henlopen beats Polytech with three goals on Thursday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Cape Henlopen's defense stepped up to hand Sussex Central a 3-0 shutout on Tuesday. The score was all tied up 0-0 at the break, but Cape Henlopen was the better team in the second half.
Katherine Rossi and
Nevaeh Landis scored all three of Cape Henlopen's goals, which were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Polytech had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3 goals), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. Everything went their way against the Buccaneers as they made off with a 7-0 victory.
The win made it two in a row for Cape Henlopen and bumps their season record up to 5-6. As for Polytech, their victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1-2.
Cape Henlopen came up short against Polytech when the teams last played back in April of 2023, falling 3-1. Will Cape Henlopen have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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