On Friday Newberry will have to hit the road after three straight games at home. They will venture away from home to face off against the Williston Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. Newberry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 32.1 points per game this season.
Last Friday, everything came up roses for Newberry at home against Fort White as the squad secured a 44-10 win. Considering the Panthers have won five matches by more than 23 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
It was another big night for Kaleb Woods, who rushed for 135 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 63 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. Hayden Moore also helped out with an impressive 132 receiving yards.
Newberry's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB five times. Fort White's QB won't forget Darius Debose anytime soon given he sacked him twice. Newberry got some further help from Logan Mccloud: he made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Williston was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 20-14 to North Marion.
Newberry pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Williston, their loss dropped their record down to 4-3.
Newberry couldn't quite finish off Williston in their previous matchup back in October of 2023 and fell 24-22. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williston's Jamari Williams, who rushed for 160 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Now that Newberry knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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