The Prince George Royals are taking a road trip to face off against the Colonial Heights Colonials at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither of those teams managed to put together many points in their previous contests, so the offenses might be a little more motivated than usual.
Prince George is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Thomas Dale on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Royals were beaten by the Knights 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Knights are ranked 23rd).
Prince George's loss came about despite a quality game from Lawrence Hewlett Jr., who threw for 120 yards and one TD on only ten passes, and also rushed for 40 yards.
Meanwhile, Colonial Heights ended up a good deal behind Petersburg on Thursday and lost 20-3. The matchup marked the Colonials' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Colonial Heights' defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Prince George, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Prince George came out on top in a nail-biter against Colonial Heights in their previous matchup back in October of 2024, sneaking past 21-18. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Royals since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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