On Friday Dover will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to challenge the Sussex Central Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m.
Dover is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Smyrna, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Dover was ranked 11th). Dover came up short against Smyrna on Friday, falling 28-7.
Meanwhile, Sussex Central strolled past St. Georges Tech with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 29-15. The 29-point effort marked the Golden Knights' lowest-scoring matchup of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Malik Bell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Sussex Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Dover's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Sussex Central, their win was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-1.
Dover and Sussex Central were almost perfectly matched up when the teams last played back in October of 2023, but Dover suffered an agonizing 13-12 defeat. Can Dover avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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