It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Newton can now relate to. They took a blow against the Daingerfield Tigers on Friday, falling 62-28. The Eagles' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
It was another big night for Chase Johnson, who threw for 314 yards and five touchdowns on only 19 passes, and also rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown on only six carries for Daingerfield. Johnson has become a key player for Daingerfield: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least three passing touchdowns, but 2-4 otherwise. Ashton Williams was in the mix as well, providing Daingerfield with two touchdowns.
Newton's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-4. As for Daingerfield, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Newton does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Daingerfield, they will challenge Woodville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Daingerfield sitting on seven straight wins and Woodville on five.
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