Football Preview: Capital Prep Harbor Sharks vs. Kingswood Oxford Wyverns
The Capital Prep Harbor Sharks will head out on the road to challenge the Kingswood Oxford Wyverns at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Capital Prep Harbor has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Kingswood Oxford will arrive with three straight wins.
Capital Prep Harbor is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Berkshire School on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Capital Prep Harbor was beaten by Berkshire School 48-6. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Sharks came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 66th in Connecticut, while the Bears are ranked 208th in Massachusetts).
Meanwhile, Kingswood Oxford was not the first on the board last Saturday, but they got there more often. They took down Greenwich Country Day 35-21. The matchup marked the Wyverns' most dominant victory of the season.
Kingswood Oxford got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Justin Morle out in front who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. The team also got some help courtesy of Stephen Bailey, who threw for 180 yards and three touchdowns.
Capital Prep Harbor's defeat dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Kingswood Oxford, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Everything went Capital Prep Harbor's way against Kingswood Oxford when the teams last played back in September of 2017, as Capital Prep Harbor made off with a 48-27 win. Does Capital Prep Harbor have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kingswood Oxford turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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