Newport and Priest River are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2016, but not for long. The Newport Grizzlies will head out to face off against the Priest River Spartans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Newport will be strutting in after a victory while Priest River will be coming in after a loss.
Having struggled with four defeats in a row, Newport turned things around against Chewelah on Wednesday. They strolled past the Cougars with points to spare, taking the game 44-29.
Meanwhile, Priest River suffered their biggest loss since February 3, 2024 two weeks ago. They were outmatched by Grangeville and fell 69-34. The Spartans have struggled against the Bulldogs recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Priest River's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 3-1 and their overall record down to 10-4. As for Newport, their win ended a six-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-12.
Newport couldn't quite finish off Priest River in their previous meeting on January 8th and fell 39-36. Can Newport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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