The St. Georges Tech Hawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Cape Henlopen Vikings 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'.
St. Georges Tech is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Sussex Central, who was ranked 13th at the time (St. Georges Tech was ranked 12th). The Hawks and the Golden Knights were almost perfectly matched up on Saturday, but the Hawks suffered a 22-21 defeat. The Hawks haven't had much luck with the Golden Knights recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
St. Georges Tech might have lost, but man, Joel Buck was a machine: he rushed for 110 yards and two TDs.
Meanwhile, while it was Cape Henlopen who put the first points on the board on Thursday, it was Caesar Rodney who put up more. The Vikings lost 35-14 to the Riders. 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.
St. Georges Tech's record is now 5-4. As for Cape Henlopen, their record now sits at an identical 5-4.
Friday's game might be decided on the ground. St. Georges Tech has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 164.3 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Cape Henlopen struggles in that department as they've been averaging 153.3 rushing yards. There's a good chance Friday's contest turns into a tough fight on the ground.
St. Georges Tech didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Cape Henlopen when the teams last played back in November of 2024, but they still walked away with a 31-27 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was the Vikings' Jayden Messick, who rushed for 195 yards while picking up 8.9 yards per carry. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for the Hawks to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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