By Tim Mastro

WHEN: Saturday, 2 p.m.

WHERE: Alumni Stadium (7,800), Dover.

RADIO: HSRN.com.

TV: ESPN+.

COACHES: Virginia Lynchburg — Tim Newman (0-13, 2nd season); Delaware State — Rod Milstead (13-28, 5th season).

NATIONAL RANKING: Neither team is receiving votes in any poll.

LAST WEEK: Virginia Lynchburg lost to Presbyterian 21-13, Delaware State lost at Delaware, 35-9.

SERIES: Delaware State leads, 2-0.

LAST MEETING: Delaware State won, 56-6 last year.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK: DSU coach Rod Milstead on wanting more consistency out of his offense: “I want to see us do what we do well. If we run inside zone, I want to see it run well with no mistakes. Our basic offensive formations, I want to see those thing run without a hitch. Those are the things our guys should know how to do because we implemented them day one.”

KEYS TO THE GAME: Delaware State ran all over Virginia Lynchburg a year ago and will look to do the same again this year. In 2021, the Hornets had a pair of 100-yard runners in the same game for the first time since 2018. One of those runners, Michael Chris-Ike, should feature heavily in the Hornet run game Saturday, flanked by Marquis Gillis, Wage Inge and Thomas Bertrand-Hudon. Milstead has talked about hoping for another blowout to empty his bench as he wants to give everyone on the roster ample time. This could be a chance for backup quarterback C.J. Henry to see an extended run under center in the second half. He came in during the fourth quarter of the opener against Lincoln and rushed for his first career touchdown.

NOTES: Virginia Lynchburg, who has not won a game since 2018, are members of the National Christian College Athletic Association. The Hornets have played the Dragons twice all-time and have out-scored them 97-13 in the two meetings. ... This will be the second of two lower division teams on Delaware State’s schedule after shutting out Division II Lincoln two weeks ago. ... Virginia Lynchburg is playing four MEAC teams this year including Delaware State, North Carolina Central, Morgan State and South Carolina State. ... Saturday is Hall of Fame Day at Delaware State which will feature a halftime ceremony. ... It is the first of three consecutive home games for the Hornets. They host Merrimack next week at 2 p.m.