The Sussex Central Golden Knights will head out to square off against the St. Georges Tech Hawks at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday. Sussex Central is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road dating back to last season.
Sussex Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Cape Henlopen, who was ranked eighth in their home state at the time (Sussex Central was ranked fourth). Sussex Central enjoyed a cozy 41-27 victory over Cape Henlopen on Friday. The Golden Knights pushed the score to 27-7 by the end of the third, a deficit the Vikings cut but never quite recovered from.
Malik Bell was his usual excellent self, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 54 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
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 matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, St. Georges Tech scored the most points they've had all season on Friday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Dover by a score of 28-26. The defeat continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Senators: they've now lost eight in a row.
Sussex Central's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for St. Georges Tech, they now have a losing record at 2-3.
Sussex Central beat St. Georges Tech 14-7 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Sussex Central since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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