The Newport Buffaloes will be defending their home-field for the first time for the first time when they go up against the Line Mountain Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Newport is headed into their home opener looking to turn things around after opening their season on the road. They took a blow against Juniata Valley on Saturday, falling 34-7.
Meanwhile, Line Mountain didn't have quite enough to beat Lewisburg on Friday and fell 26-23.
Line Mountain's loss came about despite a quality game from Kaiden Maurer, who threw for 230 yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 57 yards and a touchdown.
Newport took a serious blow against Line Mountain when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 27-0. Can Newport avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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