The Southeast Spartans will square off against the Newcastle Racers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Southeast is headed into Thursday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight losses. They were dealt a 45-6 defeat at the hands of MacArthur on Thursday. The matchup marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Meanwhile, Newcastle came up short against Bishop McGuinness on Friday and fell 24-14.
Southeast's loss dropped their record down to 6-3. As for Newcastle, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 6-3.
Southeast took a serious blow against Newcastle in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, falling 41-14. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of the Racers' Taylor 'TJ' Bradford, who rushed for 187 yards and a pair of scores on only 12 carries. Now that the Spartans know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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