It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact McGehee can now relate to. They had to suffer through a 54-18 loss at the hands of the Newport Greyhounds. The Owls were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 32-6.
Kiandrea Barker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Newport, rushing for 235 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per carry. Barker really tore up the turf during one magnificent 84-yard run. Tonio Phillips was in the mix too, providing Newport with two touchdowns.
This is the second loss in a row for McGehee and nudges their season record down to 6-5. As for Newport, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-2.
McGehee does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Newport, they are on the road again on Friday to play Mansfield at 7:00 p.m. Mansfield knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Newport likes a good challenge.
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