The Walnut Ridge Bobcats will venture away from home to take on the Newport Greyhounds at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Walnut Ridge will be strutting in after a win while Newport will be coming in after a loss.
Walnut Ridge is coming into the contest on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They enjoyed a cozy 45-29 win over Marmaduke on Friday.
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 34-34 at halftime, Newport was not quite Rivercrest's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 63-56 to the Colts. The Greyhounds have struggled against the Colts recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Newport's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 13-8. As for Walnut Ridge, their victory bumped their record up to 6-14.
Walnut Ridge came up short against Newport in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, falling 39-35. Can Walnut Ridge avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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