After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Jesuit, Cardinal Newman was happy to have turned things around on Thursday. Everything went their way against the Goleman Gators as they made off with a 28-7 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 28-7.
Cardinal Newman was led to victory by Jyron Hughley and Phoenix Donghia. Hughley rushed for 90 yards and one TD on only nine carries, while Donghia rushed for 103 yards and a pair of scores on only 13 carries.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Cardinal Newman was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 234 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 176 rushing yards in 12 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Cardinal Newman is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 4-2 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 12.0 points on average over those games. As for Goleman, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 4-2.
Coming up, Cardinal Newman will venture away from home to face off against Melbourne Central Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th. As for Goleman, they will welcome Western at 7:00 p.m. on the 10th. The Gators will be up against the Wildcats' rather soft defense (which has allowed 29.4 points per game), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance.
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