Courtesy of Newberry Athletics
MARS HILL, N.C. - The Newberry College Wolves could not hold onto a 21-14 halftime lead, as the Mars Hill College Lions converted two Newberry turnovers into scores and returned a punt for a touchdown to provide the difference in a 48-36 Mars Hill victory.
Newberry falls to 3-3 overall and 2-1 in South Atlantic Conference play, while Mars Hill takes over sole possession of first place in the conference at 5-2 overall and 3-0 in SAC play. Newberry hosts Catawba (4-2, 2-1 SAC) on Saturday, Oct. 23, at 4 p.m. Mars Hill travels to Carson-Newman (4-3, 2-1 SAC) for a Thursday night television game.