Football Recap: Prince George Royals vs. Matoaca Warriors
A victory for Prince George just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 50-21 loss at the hands of the Matoaca Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 112th, while the Warriors are ranked 17th).
Despite the loss, Prince George still got an impressive performance from Nolan Lee, who rushed for 71 yards and two touchdowns, and also picked up 52 receiving yards.
Bryce Yates continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Matoaca, throwing for 310 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 15.5 yards per attempt. Dillon Newton-Short did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 158 receiving yards.
This is the second loss in a row for Prince George and nudges their season record down to 4-5. As for Matoaca, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 9-0.
Prince George wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 15-7 victory against Hopewell on the 8th. As for Matoaca, they also didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 45-39 loss against Dinwiddie on the 8th.
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