The Austin Royals HomeSchool Royals will host 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 defeats), 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 took their contest at home on Friday with ease, bagging a 93-48 victory over St. Stephen's Episcopal. The result was nothing new for the Royals, who have now won three matchups by 45 points or more so far this season.
Austin Royals HomeSchool can attribute much of their success to 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. The team also got some help courtesy of 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 three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, NYOS Charter fell victim to Fort Bend Chargers HomeSchool and their airtight defense on Friday. They fell just short of the Chargers by a score of 2-0.
Austin Royals HomeSchool's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for NYOS Charter, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Austin Royals HomeSchool didn't have too much breathing room in their match against NYOS Charter in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 34-28 victory. 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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