The Cape Henlopen Vikings will take on the St. Georges Tech Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Cape Henlopen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Caesar Rodney, who was ranked 11th at the time (Cape Henlopen was ranked ninth). The Vikings lost 35-14 to the Riders on Thursday. Despite 121 more yards than the Riders, the Vikings couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Although Cape Henlopen took the loss, they still got scores from Jameson Tingle and Ozmeer Batson.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 14-14 at halftime, St. Georges Tech was not quite Sussex Central's equal in the second half on Saturday. They and the Golden Knights were almost perfectly matched up, but they suffered a 22-21 defeat. The Hawks have struggled against the Golden Knights recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Cape Henlopen will have to contain Joel Buck as he made an impact in St. Georges Tech's last game. He rushed for 110 yards and a pair of touchdowns.
Cape Henlopen's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for St. Georges Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to an identical 5-4.
Friday's game might be decided on the ground. Cape Henlopen has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 153.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like St. Georges Tech struggles in that department as they've been averaging 164.3 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's matchup turns into a tough fight on the ground.
Cape Henlopen came up short against St. Georges Tech in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, falling 31-27. Thankfully for the Vikings, Emory Womack (who rushed for 123 yards and two TDs on only 11 carries, and also picked up 36 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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