After flying high against Piggott last Friday, Newport came back down to earth. The Newport Greyhounds took a 48-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Rivercrest Colts. That makes it the first time this season the Greyhounds have let down their home crowd.
When it comes to explaining why Newport lost on Friday, don't look at Kiandrea Barker. Despite the final result, he rushed for 202 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 11.2 yards per carry. Barker's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 111 rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Luke Reynolds, who rushed for 119 yards and a touchdown while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: Newport was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rivercrest only rushed for 220.
Cavonta Washington continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Rivercrest, rushing for 140 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries, while also throwing for 254 yards and two touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Buddah Harris was Washington's top target, picking up 113 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Newport's defeat ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-1. As for Rivercrest, their victory was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.
Newport will take on Osceola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Newport's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points every time they've taken the field this season. As for Rivercrest, it'll be an old-fashioned rodeo when Colts challenges Hoxie at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Rivercrest is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 44.2 points per game this season.
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