Football Preview: Morristown-Beard Crimson vs. Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils
Morristown-Beard has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Poly Prep Country Day Blue Devils at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
Morristown-Beard will head out to face Poly Prep Country Day after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Morristown-Beard fell just short of Hackley by a score of 27-25.
Meanwhile, Poly Prep Country Day narrowly escaped with a win as the squad sidled past St. Luke's 27-24.
A big part of Poly Prep Country Day's victory came down to the chemistry between Connor Igoe and his top target Nate Rosenblatt. Igoe threw for 201 yards and two touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes while Rosenblatt gained 168 total yards and four touchdowns.
Poly Prep Country Day was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 179 rushing yards in three consecutive games.
Morristown-Beard's loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-3. As for Poly Prep Country Day, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Morristown-Beard came up short against Poly Prep Country Day when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 16-8. Can Morristown-Beard avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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