Riverview hasn't had much luck against Newsome recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Riverview Sharks will look to defend their home field against the Newsome Wolves at 7:30 p.m. Hopefully Riverview focused on turnovers this week as team gave up four on Friday.
Riverview is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 41 points last Friday, they were much more limited against Plant City on Friday. They were dealt a 54-7 defeat at the hands of the Raiders. While losing is never fun, the Sharks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida football rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Raiders are ranked 124th).
Despite the loss, Riverview had strong showings from Isaiah Washington, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown, and Andrew Lee, who rushed for 70 yards on only seven carries. The dominant performance gave Washington a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Newsome didn't have quite enough to beat Sumner on Friday and fell 17-14. The Wolves have struggled against the Stingrays recently, as their game on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Although Newsome took the loss, they still got scores from Noah Guenther and Gianni Flore.
Newsome's defense was in the mix too, especially the secondary: they snagged two passes before it was all said and done. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Malik Hassoun.
Riverview's defeat dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Newsome, their loss dropped their record down to 2-2.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the trenches. Riverview has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 150.5 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Newsome struggles in that department as they've been averaging 272.3. It's looking like Friday's game might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Riverview strolled past Newsome when the teams last played back in September of 2023 by a score of 28-14. Does Riverview have another victory up their sleeve, or will Newsome turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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