Caravel has gone 7-1 against Archmere Academy recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Caravel Buccaneers are taking a road trip to challenge the Archmere Academy Auks at 11:00 a.m. Both teams are still undefeated (Caravel has 16 wins dating back to last season, while Archmere Academy has three).
Caravel is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Laurel, who was ranked 14th in their home state at the time (Caravel was ranked second). Caravel was the clear victor by a 26-0 margin over Laurel on Friday. Fans of the Buccaneers have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Meanwhile, Archmere Academy was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Newark 43-13 at home. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Auks just coasted through the last quarter.
A big part of Archmere Academy's victory came down to the chemistry between Michael Donovan and his top target Ryan Hagenberg. Donovan picked up 36 receiving yards and two touchdowns while Hagenberg gained 163 total yards and two touchdowns. Hagenberg got the majority of those rushing yards when he took off on a run that went for an incredible 69 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Christian Wittmeyer, who rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Archmere Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 289 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 167 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Caravel's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-0. As for Archmere Academy, their record is now 3-0.
Everything went Caravel's way against Archmere Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, as Caravel made off with a 35-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Caravel since the squad 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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