Cape Henlopen hasn't had much luck against Sussex Central recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cape Henlopen Vikings will be playing at home against the Sussex Central Golden Knights at 7:00 p.m. Sussex Central took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Cape Henlopen, who comes in off a win.
Cape Henlopen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: St. Mark's, who was ranked tenth in their home state at the time (Cape Henlopen was ranked seventh). Cape Henlopen strolled past St. Mark's with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 21-7.
Meanwhile, Sussex Central entered their match against Appoquinimink on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Sussex Central fell just short of Appoquinimink by a score of 33-30. The game marked the Golden Knights' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the defeat, Sussex Central got top-tier performance from Malik Bell, who rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Bell has posted since back in November of 2023.
Even though they lost, Sussex Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Cape Henlopen's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Sussex Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Everything came up roses for Cape Henlopen against Sussex Central when the teams last played back in November of 2023, as the team secured a 46-14 win. Will Cape Henlopen repeat their success, or does Sussex Central have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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