Durant is 2-8 against Newsome since January of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Durant Cougars will challenge the Newsome Wolves at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Durant is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Thursday. They put the hurt on Plant City with a sharp 5-2 victory. Shane Michael was a massive factor in the win as he booted in three goals all by himself.
Meanwhile, Newsome came tearing into Friday's contest with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 3.4 goals) and they left with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up to hand the Ravens a 6-0 shutout. The high-flying offensive performance was a huge turnaround for Wolves considering their one-goal performance the matchup before.
Durant moved to 7-10 with that win, which also ended their four-game losing streak. As for Newsome, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-2 record this season.
Durant might still be hurting after the 7-1 loss they got from Newsome in their previous meeting back in November of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Durant was down 5-0.
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