On Wednesday, Polytech faced Cape Henlopen in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Polytech Panthers took an 83-67 bruising from the Cape Henlopen Vikings. The Panthers were down 67-45 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.

De'Janae Gibson
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Polytech lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was De'Janae Gibson, who dropped a double-double with 20 points and ten steals. What's more, she also posted four assists, the most she's had since back in January. Saniya Skinner was another key player, putting up 16 points and seven steals.
Even though they lost, Polytech smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in seven consecutive contests.
Cape Henlopen got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Havyn Greene out in front who dropped a double-double with 26 points and 15 rebounds. Greene has become a key player for Cape Henlopen: the team is 9-2 when she posts at least eight boards, but 4-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Amalia Fruchtman, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine assists.
Polytech's defeat dropped their record down to 18-3. As for Cape Henlopen, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season.
As of now, neither Polytech nor Cape Henlopen have any future games scheduled.
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