The Alonso Ravens have the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome the Newsome Wolves at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Alonso is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Berkeley Prep on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Alonso lost 42-21 to Berkeley Prep.
Meanwhile, there was early excitement for Newsome after they claimed the first score two weeks ago, but it was Plant City who ended up claiming the real prize. Newsome came up short against Plant City, falling 41-17. The Wolves' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Jaikim Haggans, who rushed for 131 yards while picking up 7.3 yards per carry. Those 131 rushing yards gave him a new career-high.
Alonso now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Newsome, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.
Alonso was taken down by Newsome 48-7 in their previous matchup back in September of 2019. Thankfully for Alonso, Jason Albritton (who rushed for 126 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 7.9 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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