Marked Tree couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They lost to the Newport Greyhounds at home by a 48-30 margin on Friday. The Indians were down 48-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Tonio Phillips was nothing short of spectacular for Newport: he picked up 132 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 50 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Luke Reynolds, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Marked Tree is headed away from home for the first time to take on Manila at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Newport, they will take on Batesville at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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