Football Preview: Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas vs. Episcopal Maroon
The Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas will head out on the road to take on the Episcopal Maroon at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Georgetown Prep has three straight victories, Episcopal has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Georgetown Prep's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat St. Stephen's & St. Agnes 46-0. That 46 point margin sets a new team best for the Little Hoyas this season.
Meanwhile, Episcopal didn't have quite enough to beat Landon on Saturday and fell 21-18. While losing is never fun, the Maroon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 130th in Virginia, while the Bears are ranked 45th in Maryland).
Georgetown Prep is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. As for Episcopal, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.
Georgetown Prep came up short against Episcopal when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 24-17. Thankfully for Georgetown Prep, Cedric Benning (who rushed for 160 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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