With a playoff game on the line, Newsome rose to the challenge on Friday. They came out on top against the Sumner Stingrays by a score of 34-27. This was payback for the Wolves, who suffered a 17-14 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Gianni Flore was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns. Those 166 rushing yards gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Guenther, who rushed for 44 yards and two touchdowns.
Newsome was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 319 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 180 rushing yards in 11 consecutive contests.
Despite the loss, Sumner had strong showings from Taesean Robinson, who picked up 118 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and Antonio Balaguer, who threw for 255 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.1 yards per attempt. Robinson has become a key player for Sumner: the team is 4-2 when he posts at least two receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Newsome has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 32.9 points per game. As for Sumner, they moved to 6-5 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak.
Newsome has already played their next match, a 56-17 loss against Venice on the 22nd. Sumner does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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