Middlesex came up short against the Kingswood Oxford Wyverns on Saturday, falling 34-10. While losing is never fun, Middlesex can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 220th in Massachusetts, while Kingswood Oxford is ranked 49th in Connecticut).
Leading Kingswood Oxford to victory were Justin Morle and Justin Ocasio. Morle gained 127 total yards and two touchdowns, while Ocasio threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns while completing 73.9% of his passes. Morle's rushing production has been exceptional as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 103 rushing yards dating back to last season. A healthy portion of Ocasio's aerial production (80 yards to be exact) went to Xavier Hernandez-Newton, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
This is the second loss in a row for Middlesex and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Kingswood Oxford, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-0.
Coming up, Middlesex will head out to take on Governor's Academy at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Kingswood Oxford, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Berkshire School at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
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