The Sussex Central Golden Knights are taking a road trip to challenge the Appoquinimink Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Sussex Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Dover, who was ranked 11th at the time (Sussex Central was ranked fifth). The Golden Knights never let the Senators get on the board and left with a 15-0 victory on Thursday. That 15 run margin sets a new team best for the Golden Knights this season.
Meanwhile, after only one run in their last game, Appoquinimink made sure to put some runs up on the board against Delcastle Technical on Thursday. The Jaguars put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 16-2 win. The Jaguars haven't had any issues with the Cougars recently, as the game was their ninth consecutive victory against them.
The win (which was Sussex Central's fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. The victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 12.4 runs over those games. As for Appoquinimink, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Sussex Central came out on top in a nail-biter against Appoquinimink in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, sneaking past 4-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Knights since the squad 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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