St. Augustine Prep had won seven straight home games dating back to last season and Julian Turney did his part to make it eight on Friday. The St. Augustine Prep Hermits snuck past the Millville Thunderbolts with a 27-21 victory thanks in part to Turney, who rushed for 192 yards and two touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in November of 2023.
Turney was just one part of a punishing run game: St. Augustine Prep was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 231 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Despite the defeat, Millville had strong showings from Robbie O'Connor, who threw for 236 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 10.7 yards per attempt, and Lotzeir Brooks, who picked up 120 receiving yards and a touchdown.
St. Augustine Prep's record now sits at 6-3. As for Millville, their loss ended a six-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 6-2.
St. Augustine Prep will get to enjoy the win for a while: their next game is against St. Joseph Regional at 2:30 p.m. on November 9th. As for Millville, they will square off against Red Bank Regional at 9:50 p.m. on Friday. Millville is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 31.8 points per game this season.
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