The Prince George Royals are taking a road trip to challenge the Petersburg Crimson Wave at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither Prince George nor Petersburg posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Prince George will head out to face Petersburg after giving up their first home loss of the season on Thursday. Prince George was beaten by Thomas Dale 35-6. 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 152nd, while the Knights are ranked 47th).
Despite the defeat, Prince George saw an underclassman step up: Lawrence Hewlett rushed for 106 yards and a touchdown. Hewlett's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his third straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. Prince George also got a significant boost from Jovan Miles, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 81 yards.
Even though they lost, Prince George was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 278 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 278 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Petersburg came up short against Meadowbrook on Friday and fell 14-7.
Prince George's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Petersburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-2.
Prince George came up short against Petersburg in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 7-0. Can Prince George avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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