The Hodgson Vo-Tech Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Middletown Cavaliers at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Hodgson Vo-Tech is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: William Penn, who was ranked 16th in their home state at the time (Hodgson Vo-Tech was ranked seventh). Hodgson Vo-Tech simply couldn't be stopped on Saturday as they easily beat William Penn 56-6. That 50 point margin sets a new team best for the Eagles this season.
Hodgson Vo-Tech didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Gary Blalock. Another thorn in William Penn's side was John Defelice, who picked up two sacks and made nine total tackles.
Meanwhile, Middletown didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Appoquinimink on Friday, but they still walked away with a 28-23 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Cavaliers.
Middletown pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 7.4 points per game. As for Hodgson Vo-Tech, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-5 record this season.
Hodgson Vo-Tech suffered a grim 42-20 defeat to Middletown in their previous meeting back in October. Can Hodgson Vo-Tech avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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