East Newton managed to keep up with Nevada until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The East Newton Patriots lost 28-7 to the Nevada Tigers. The Patriots have struggled against the Tigers recently, as their game on Friday was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, East Newton still got an impressive performance from River Enlow, who rushed for 123 yards and a touchdown on only 11 carries. That's the most rushing yards Enlow has posted since back in October of 2023.
East Newton now has a losing record at 2-3. As for Nevada, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-1.
East Newton will look to defend their home field on Friday against Monett at 7:00 p.m. Monett is coming into the matchup with three straight wins on the road, so East Newton will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Nevada, they will head out to square off against Lamar at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nevada's defense has only allowed 17.6 points per game this season, so Lamar's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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