Walnut Ridge lost against Newport back in September of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The match between the Walnut Ridge Bobcats and the Newport Greyhounds wasn't particularly close, with the Walnut Ridge Bobcats falling 53-35. The Bobcats have struggled against the Greyhounds recently, as the game was their fifth consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Walnut Ridge still got an impressive performance from Enrique Perez, who rushed for 249 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Perez has posted since back in November of 2023.
Even though they lost, Walnut Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 329 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 20 consecutive contests dating back to last season.
Tonio Phillips was his usual excellent self, rushing for 263 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per carry, and also picking up 43 receiving yards for Newport. Luke Reynolds handled things on the ground, rushing for 81 yards.
Walnut Ridge's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Newport, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-2.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Walnut Ridge will take on Harrisburg at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Walnut Ridge is facing Harrisburg at the right time seeing as Harrisburg is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Newport, they will square off against Hoxie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newport is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 43.8 points per game this season.
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