Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Roy). They put the hurt on the Bonneville Lakers with a sharp 55-35 win on Friday. The Royals might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 20 points or more this season.
A big part of Roy's victory came down to the chemistry between Dru Gardner and his top target Robert Young. Gardner threw for 252 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.0 yards per attempt while Young gained 138 total yards and four touchdowns. Young was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 58 yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (129 yards to be exact) went to Isaiah Morris, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Roy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 322 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 202.7.
Despite the loss, Bonneville still got an impressive performance from Cole Lueders, who threw for 342 yards and four touchdowns. Reese Cantwell was another key player, picking up 118 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Roy's win was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-0. As for Bonneville, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 1-5.
Roy will face off against Woods Cross at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Woods Cross will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last. As for Bonneville, they will square off against Northridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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