The Austin Royals HomeSchool Royals will square off against the NYOS Charter Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Austin Royals HomeSchool has three straight wins, NYOS Charter has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Austin Royals HomeSchool is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past St. Stephen's Episcopal 93-48 at home on Friday. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won three matches by 45 points or more so far this season.
Austin Royals HomeSchool relied on the efforts of Benjamin Frazier, who rushed for 163 yards and four touchdowns on only 15 carries, and Ezekiel Ptolemy, who picked up 208 receiving yards and four touchdowns. With that strong performance, Frazier is now averaging an impressive 2.2 rushing touchdowns per game. Another back making a difference was Dane Kerr, who rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Austin Royals HomeSchool was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 263 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 158 rushing yards in six consecutive games dating back to last season.
NYOS Charter played against Fort Bend Chargers HomeSchool and lost via forfeit.
Austin Royals HomeSchool's victory bumped their record up to 3-1. As for NYOS Charter, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Austin Royals HomeSchool didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against NYOS Charter in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 34-28 win. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was NYOS Charter's Lucas Harman, who rushed for 86 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 90 yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Austin Royals HomeSchool to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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