This season has been full of tough losses for the battle-hardened London Royals squad, a team sitting at a miserable 1-8 on the season, but perhaps no loss stings worse than their week seven loss to their longtime rivals, the Dallas Birddogs. A game featuring five turnovers and five sacks allowed by the London Royals squad left even the team captain, Dustin Parmalee, feeling low, as he took the brunt of the beating personally. Sam Squanch, the team's defensive captain, was left feeling equally defeated; despite leading the team in tackles for the day, his efforts felt wasted as the Dallas Birddogs cruised to an early lead and a comfortable sixteen point margin of victory. However, two players were there to shake the team from their misery: cornerbacks Savior Hawkins and Cedric Wilkins II. The two combined had fought ruthlessly all game, creating three turnovers as a duo for one of their best tandem performances of the season, and they were not willing to let the team sleep on their accomplishments. Despite a rough game and a rougher season, the pair pointed towards the team's impressive individual accomplishments, and to the fight the team has to stick with it despite their struggles. This was not a team of losers; rather, it was a team of fighters.
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