The Newport Greyhounds will take on the Walnut Ridge Bobcats at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.
Newport is likely headed into the match with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Rivercrest on Friday. Newport took a 63-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rivercrest. The Greyhounds have struggled against the Colts recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Walnut Ridge hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. They took down Marmaduke 45-29 on Friday.
Walnut Ridge's win bumped their record up to 6-14. As for Newport, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8.
Newport didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Walnut Ridge in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 39-35 victory. Does Newport have another victory up their sleeve, or will Walnut Ridge turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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