The Strawberry Crest Chargers will venture away from home to square off against the Newsome Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Strawberry Crest will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Strawberry Crest didn't have too much trouble with Robinson on the road as they won 28-14.
Strawberry Crest found their leader in underclassman Zion Weems, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Those 101 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Weems. The team also got some help courtesy of Rowdy Tucker, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Strawberry Crest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newsome). They blew past Riverview 37-13 on Friday. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest victory of the season.
Noah Guenther was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Gianni Flore was in the mix as well, providing Newsome with two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Newsome's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Nathaniel Hohlfeld was the leader with two.
Strawberry Crest pushed their record up to 5-0 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. As for Newsome, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Strawberry Crest was taken down by Newsome 41-8 when the teams last played back in September of 2016. Thankfully for Strawberry Crest, Zach Kyle (who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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