Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Prince George). Everything went their way against the Meadowbrook Monarchs on Friday as the Prince George Royals made off with a 40-20 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Royals.
Prince George found their leader in underclassman Lawrence Hewlett Jr., who rushed for 195 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 7.2 yards per carry. Hewlett Jr.'s rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fifth straight game with at least 106 rushing yards dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jovan Miles, who threw for 184 yards and a touchdown while completing 75% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Prince George was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 168 rushing yards in five consecutive matches.
Prince George didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Caleb Farley and Jayden Totive. Totive also set a new season high mark in total tackles with six.
Although Meadowbrook took the loss, they still got scores from Anthony Broadie, Devin Carter, and Kaden Jones.
The victory got Prince George back to even at 3-3. As for Meadowbrook, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Prince George will host Colonial Heights at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Prince George is facing Colonial Heights at the right time seeing as Colonial Heights is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Meadowbrook, they will welcome Thomas Dale at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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