Walnut Ridge is 0-4 against Newport since September of 2016 but things could change on Friday. The Walnut Ridge Bobcats will venture away from home to face off against the Newport Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. Walnut Ridge is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 27.3 points per game this season.
Walnut Ridge is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Rivercrest on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Walnut Ridge took a blow against Rivercrest, falling 51-20. The Bobcats were down 39-8 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Jersie Cunningham and Cavonta Washington. Washington had a great game and threw for 416 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 13.9 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Cunningham did his best for the losing side, rushing for 98 yards, while also throwing for 96 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
Even though they lost, Walnut Ridge was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 175 rushing yards in 19 consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, Newport blew past Manila, posting a 58-8 victory on the road. The matchup marked the Greyhounds' most dominant win of the season.
Walnut Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 5-2. As for Newport, their victory bumped their record up to an identical 5-2.
Walnut Ridge took a serious blow against Newport in their previous matchup back in September of 2019, falling 55-13. Can Walnut Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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