Cape Henlopen hasn't had much luck against Salesianum recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Cape Henlopen Vikings are taking a road trip to challenge the Salesianum Sallies at 7:00 p.m.
Cape Henlopen is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: St. Georges Tech, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Cape Henlopen was ranked 13th). Cape Henlopen took a 31-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of St. Georges Tech. The Vikings just can't catch a break and have now endured three defeats in a row.
Meanwhile, Salesianum had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 63-17 victory over the Spartans. The Sallies might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Salesianum's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 9-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39.5 points. As for Cape Henlopen, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
Cape Henlopen took a serious blow against Salesianum in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 45-17. Can Cape Henlopen avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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