It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Newcastle can now relate to. They fell to the Guthrie Bluejays 35-30. The Racers' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Newcastle still got an impressive performance from Jackson Schanuel, who threw for 225 yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 40 yards and two touchdowns. Schanuel has been hot recently, having posted two or more rushing touchdowns the last three times he's played. A healthy portion of Schanuel's aerial production (92 yards to be exact) went to Kaden Longman.
Newcastle didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Alec Shumard and Rex Heskew. Newcastle got some further help from Preston Scagnetti: he picked up a sack and made nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Newcastle's defeat dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Guthrie, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-3.
Newcastle does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Guthrie, they will face off against Carl Albert at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Carl Albert will roll in looking for their 14th straight victory, something Guthrie surely won't give up without a fight.
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