Football Recap: George Washington Patriots vs. Hurricane Redskins
George Washington and Hurricane squared off in some playoff action on Friday, but George Washington had to settle for second. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 14-13 to the Hurricane Redskins. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Patriots of the 37-21 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture on November 1st.
When it comes to explaining why George Washington lost, don't look at Sai'Vyon Brown. Despite the final result, he rushed for 96 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 44 receiving yards and a touchdown.
George Washington wouldn't let Hurricane keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. George Washington can thank Kai Martin and Grant Uldrich for forcing both of them.
Even though they lost, George Washington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 209 rushing yards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their rushing yard total in three consecutive contests.
Hurricane got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kylan Grace out in front who rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Vellaithambi, who threw for 167 yards and a touchdown.
George Washington dropped their record down to 7-4 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Hurricane, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season.
George Washington does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Hurricane, they will take on Jefferson at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Jefferson's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matches.
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