Sussex Central is preparing for their first league matchup of the season on Friday. They are taking a road trip to take on the Dover Senators at 7:00 p.m. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Sussex Central and four for Dover.
Sussex Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Middletown, who was ranked fourth at the time (Sussex Central was ranked ninth). The Golden Knights fell 21-14 to the Cavaliers on Friday.
Although Sussex Central took the loss, they still got scores from Devin Jackson and Hayden Mahammitt.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 38-7, which was the final score in Dover's tilt against William Penn on Friday. The contest marked the Senators' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Sussex Central now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Dover, their loss dropped their record down to 1-4.
Sussex Central took their victory against Dover when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 55-30 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Golden Knights 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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