Sussex Central has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will welcome the Dover Senators at 7:00 p.m. Sussex Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 35.7 points per game this season.
Sussex Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: St. Georges Tech, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Sussex Central was ranked fourth). Sussex Central took down St. Georges Tech 29-15 on Saturday. The 29-point effort marked the Golden Knights' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Malik Bell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.8 yards per carry. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Sussex Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 251 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 17 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, a victory for Dover just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 28-7 to Smyrna.
Sussex Central pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Dover, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-4.
Sussex Central barely slipped by Dover in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, winning 13-12. Will Sussex Central repeat their success, or does Dover have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
