The Sussex Central Golden Knights will challenge the Appoquinimink Jaguars at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Sussex Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 37.2 points per game this season.
Sussex Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Smyrna, who was ranked sixth in their home state at the time (Sussex Central was ranked fifth). Sussex Central took a 30-26 hit to the loss column at the hands of Smyrna. The match marked the Golden Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Sussex Central might have lost, but man, Malik Bell was a machine: he rushed for 181 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Bell's rushing production has been exceptional for a while as that marked his 11th straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Even though they lost, Sussex Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 246 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 20 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Appoquinimink was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 28-23 to Middletown.
Sussex Central's defeat ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 8-2. As for Appoquinimink, they have been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-3 record this season.
Sussex Central couldn't quite finish off Appoquinimink in their previous matchup back in October and fell 33-30. Can Sussex Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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