The Strawberry Crest Chargers will square off against the Newsome Wolves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Strawberry Crest will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Friday, Strawberry Crest didn't have too much trouble with Robinson on the road as they won 28-14.
Strawberry Crest found their leader in underclassman Zion Weems, who rushed for 101 yards and two touchdowns. Those 101 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Weems. Another player making a difference was Rowdy Tucker, who rushed for 64 yards and a touchdown.
Strawberry Crest was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 208 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newsome). They blew past Riverview 37-13 on Friday. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Wolves with their most commanding win of the season.
Noah Guenther looked great while leading his team to the win, rushing for 117 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Gianni Flore was in the mix too, providing Newsome with two touchdowns.
Another reason for the win was Newsome's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for three sacks. Nathaniel Hohlfeld was particularly dangerous to the passing game, picking up twohimself.
Strawberry Crest pushed their record up to 5-0 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for Newsome, they now have a winning record of 3-2.
Strawberry Crest was taken down by Newsome 41-8 in their previous matchup back in September of 2016. Thankfully for Strawberry Crest, Zach Kyle (who rushed for 76 yards and two touchdowns) 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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