The Strawberry Crest Chargers will venture away from home to challenge the Newsome Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Strawberry Crest is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Friday, Strawberry Crest strolled past Robinson with points to spare, taking the game 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. Another player making a difference was 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). Everything went their way against Riverview on Friday as Newsome made off with a 37-13 win. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wolves with their most commanding win of the season.
Among those leading the charge was Noah Guenther, who 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.
Newsome's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB three times. In that department, Nathaniel Hohlfeld was the leader with two sacks.
Strawberry Crest's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-0. As for Newsome, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Strawberry Crest was taken down by Newsome 41-8 in their previous meeting 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? There's only one way to find out.
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