Sussex Central is 8-2 against Cape Henlopen since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Sussex Central Golden Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Cape Henlopen Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Sussex Central is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36 points per game this season.
Sussex Central is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Delaware's top teams: Appoquinimink, who was ranked third in their home state at the time (Sussex Central was ranked fifth). Sussex Central fell just short of Appoquinimink by a score of 33-30 on Friday. The loss was the Golden Knights' first of the season.
Despite the loss, Sussex Central got top-tier performance from Malik Bell, who rushed for 212 yards and four touchdowns, and also picked up 38 receiving yards. Bell's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his sixth straight game with at least 126 rushing yards dating back to last season.
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 games dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Cape Henlopen, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They took down St. Mark's 21-7 on Friday.
Having lost for the first time this season, Sussex Central fell to 4-1. As for Cape Henlopen, their win bumped their record up to an identical 4-1.
Sussex Central was dealt a bruising 46-14 defeat at the hands of Cape Henlopen in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Thankfully for Sussex Central, Maurki James (who rushed for 191 yards and four touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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