The Strawberry Crest Chargers are taking a road trip to square off against the Durant Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Durant took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Strawberry Crest, who comes in off a win.
Strawberry Crest will roll into the contest after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 13 points on Monday, then bounced right back against Sumner on Thursday. Strawberry Crest was the clear victors by a 38-13 margin over Sumner. Considering the Chargers have won three matches by more than 21 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Strawberry Crest found their leader in sophomore Zoe Surrency, who threw for 175 yards and four touchdowns, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground.
Strawberry Crest didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off six passes before the game was over. It was truly a group effort as Maddy Viera, Sonnie Hartman, and Kate Hartman picked up one apiece. Those two interceptions gave Viera a new career-high.
Meanwhile, Durant's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Tuesday. They were beaten by Haines City 30-0. The loss was the Cougars' first of the season.
Even if they lost, Durant's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. In fact, those sacks all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nikeya King. She also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six.
Durant's loss dropped their record down to 3-1. As for Strawberry Crest, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Strawberry Crest beat Durant 7-0 when the teams last played back in April of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Strawberry Crest since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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