It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Sumner can now relate to. They took a 34-27 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Newsome Wolves on Friday. The Stingrays were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Wolves apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in September.
Sumner's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of 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. Sumner is 4-2 when Robinson posts two or more receiving touchdowns, but 2-3 otherwise.
Newsome found their leader in sophomore Gianni Flore, who rushed for 166 yards and two touchdowns. Those 166 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Flore. Noah Guenther was in the mix too, providing Newsome with two touchdowns.
With the defeat, Sumner broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-5. As for Newsome, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-3.
Sumner does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Newsome has also already played their next matchup, a 56-17 loss against Venice on the 22nd.
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