Something's probably wrong if your squad accumulates more yards in penalties than offense, a fact Herndon just learned the hard way. They were beaten by the Yorktown Patriots 42-7 on Friday. The Hornets were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 21-0.
Yorktown found their leader in sophomore Colt Monticello, who picked up 34 receiving yards and a pair of touchdowns, and also rushed for 68 yards and one TD on only five carries.
This is the second loss in a row for Herndon and nudges their season record down to 2-6. Admittedly, the team was facing some tough opposition over that stretch, including 7-1 Washington-Liberty (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 77.1% over those games). As for Yorktown, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-3.
We've got plenty of inter-region action coming up soon. Herndon will face off against rival Wakefield at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Meanwhile, Yorktown is set to take on their familiar foe Washington-Liberty at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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