The Sussex Central Golden Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Salesianum Sallies at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Sussex Central is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They had just enough and edged Appoquinimink out 31-28.
Malik Bell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 243 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.6 yards per carry. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Sussex Central's defense and their four sacks. Leading the way was Chet Furmanek with two.
Meanwhile, Salesianum came tearing into Friday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They claimed a resounding 35-0 win over the Vikings. The Sallies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 21 points or more this season.
Salesianum's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.8 points per game. As for Sussex Central, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season.
Sussex Central was able to grind out a solid win over Salesianum when the teams last played back in September of 2022, winning 7-0. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sussex Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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