Football Recap: Rod Mack's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Riverview over Newsome

By Team Reports Sep 23, 2024, 5:45pm

Football Recap: Riverview Sharks vs. Newsome Wolves

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Riverview entered their match against Newsome on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Riverview Sharks came up short against the Newsome Wolves, falling 37-13. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 323rd, while the Wolves are ranked 149th).

Riverview's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Rod Mack, who threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 31 yards.

Noah Guenther looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Gianni Flore also helped with two touchdowns in total.

This is the second loss in a row for Riverview and nudges their season record down to 1-4. As for Newsome, they now have a winning record of 3-2.

Riverview is taking a road trip to take on Durant at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Newsome, they will welcome Strawberry Crest at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have allowed few points on average, (Strawberry Crest: 10.2, Newsome: 17.2) so any points scored will be well earned.

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