Walnut Ridge was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They were outmatched by the Newport Greyhounds and fell 70-41. While losing is never fun, the Bobcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Arkansas basketball rankings (they are ranked 244th, while the Greyhounds are ranked 109th).
Walnut Ridge's defeat dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Newport, they have been performing well recently as they've won nine of their last 11 games, which provided a nice bump to their 20-6 record this season.
Walnut Ridge will face off against Harrisburg at 7:00 p.m. on February 4th. Newport has already played their next contest (against Manila), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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