The Kingswood Oxford Wyverns will venture away from home to face off against the Proctor Academy Hornets at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Kingswood Oxford is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 34 points per game this season.
Kingswood Oxford will head out to face Proctor Academy after giving up their first home loss of the season on Saturday. Kingswood Oxford fell 31-23 to Berkshire School. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Wyverns came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 35th in Connecticut, while the Bears are ranked 158th in Massachusetts).
Despite the loss, Kingswood Oxford got top-tier performance from Justin Morle, who rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 75 receiving yards. Morle is becoming a predictor of Kingswood Oxford's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is 3-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Xavier Hernandez-Newton also played a phenomenal game despite the final result: he picked up 95 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Proctor Academy, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They walked away with a 34-24 victory over New Hampton School on Saturday.
Kingswood Oxford's defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 4-3. As for Proctor Academy, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Kingswood Oxford barely slipped by Proctor Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2021, winning 14-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Kingswood Oxford since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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