Strawberry Crest is 1-6 against Newsome since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Wednesday. The Strawberry Crest Chargers will square off against the Newsome Wolves at 8:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Strawberry Crest is headed into Wednesday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game last Monday. They took a 75-68 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dunnellon.
Meanwhile, Newsome earned a 70-58 win over Sumner on Tuesday. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 80th, while the Stingrays are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newsome's victory was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Strawberry Crest, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-6.
Strawberry Crest was dealt a bruising 73-41 loss at the hands of Newsome when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Strawberry Crest avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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