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2013 Thanksgiving Football Preview: North Kingstown vs. South Kingstown

Here's what you need to know about Thursday's football game.

The North Kingstown Skippers will take on the South Kingstown Rebels on Thursday, for a morning of Thanksgiving Day football.

WHEN: 10 a.m. Thursday

WHERE: University of Rhode Island's Meade Stadium, located at 25 W Alumni Avenue on URI's Kingston campus.

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HOW MUCH: $5 per ticket at the gate.

WEATHER FORECAST: The Thursday forecast is windy and partly cloudy with a high of 34 degrees and a low of 20 degrees. There is a zero percent chance of precipitation. 

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TEAM RECORDS: This year, North Kingstown is having the better season. Its record is now 9-2, while South Kingstown's is 4-6.

HISTORY of RIVALRY: Between 1946-1954, except in 1948 and 1950, South Kingstown took home six of seven wins, with the exception of 1953 when the NK Skippers conquered SK 13-6. 

In 2000, the schools revived their rivalry, resulting in seven wins for South Kingstown and six for North Kingstown in their current "modern series" of Thanksgiving match ups.

Click here to view a detailed breakdown of North Kingstown vs. South Kingstown Thanksgiving football game results going back to 1946.

GO SKIPPERS!


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