On Friday, Sussex Central faced Appoquinimink in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Sussex Central Golden Knights fell just short of the Appoquinimink Jaguars by a score of 33-30. The matchup marked the Golden Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Despite the loss, Sussex Central still got an impressive performance from Malik Bell, who rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. That's the most rushing yards Bell has posted since back in November of 2023.
Even though they lost, Sussex Central was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in 15 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
The loss snapped Sussex Central's winning streak at four games and leaves them with a 4-1 record. As for Appoquinimink, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 5-0.
Sussex Central will head out to take on Cape Henlopen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Sussex Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season. As for Appoquinimink, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against St. Mark's at 7:00 p.m.
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