Newport has gone 8-2 against Halifax recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Newport Buffaloes are taking a road trip to take on the Halifax Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Newport is no doubt hoping to put an end to a three-game streak of away losses.
Newport will head into Friday's match out to bounce back: they won a close one the last time they played, but unfortunately they suffered a serious change of fortune on Friday. They took a blow against Juniata, falling 33-6. While losing is never fun, the Buffaloes can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania football rankings (they are ranked 518th, while the Indians are ranked 210th).
Meanwhile, Halifax was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a hard 23-6 fall against Susquenita. The Wildcats were down 20-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Newport's defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Halifax, their loss dropped their record down to 0-7.
Newport might still be hurting after the 46-22 defeat they got from Halifax in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Can Newport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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