On Friday Plant City will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to take on the Newsome Wolves at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Plant City's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six games.
Last Friday, Plant City blew past Alonso, posting a 59-28 win at home. The result was nothing new for the Raiders, who have now won six matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
Meanwhile, Newsome got themselves on the board against Middleton on Friday, but Middleton never followed suit. They claimed a resounding 38-0 victory over the Tigers at home. Given the Wolves' advantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Tigers are ranked 427th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newsome's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jaikim Haggans, who rushed for 114 yards and a touchdown on only nine carries. Those 114 rushing yards gave Haggans a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Clayton Brown, who gained 143 total yards and a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newsome was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 272 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
Plant City pushed their record up to 6-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Newsome, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Plant City came out on top in a nail-biter against Newsome when the teams last played back in August of 2023, sneaking past 20-18. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Newsome's Noah Guenther, who threw for 171 yards and a touchdown on only 16 passes, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Plant City still be able to contain Guenther? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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