On Friday, Sussex Central faced Cape Henlopen in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sussex Central Golden Knights strolled past the Cape Henlopen Vikings with points to spare, taking the game 41-27. For the Golden Knights, this counts as revenge for the 46-14 loss the Vikings walked away with the last time they faced one another back in November of 2023.
Malik Bell continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. His rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his seventh straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Sussex Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 331 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 16 consecutive games dating back to last season.
Sussex Central pushed their record up to 5-1 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Cape Henlopen, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-2.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Sussex Central will square off against St. Georges Tech at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. As for Cape Henlopen, they will take on Caesar Rodney at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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