Georgia High School Basketball - Newton trounces Fayette County
December 28, 2023: Covington, GA 30014 The Newton Rams (Covington, GA) basketball crushed the visiting Fayette County Tigers (Fayetteville, GA), 69-41 in Thursday's non-league test.
The Rams (9-2) will now prepare for their test against St. Anne-Pacelli (Columbus, GA). The Vikings go into the non-league test with a 7-3 record. In their last test, St. Anne-Pacelli was trounced by Lee County (Leesburg, GA), 78-65, in a non-league test.
The Tigers now own a 6-4 record. They play next when they host Starr's Mill for a AAAA Region 4 test on Wednesday, January 3. Fayette County will encounter a Panthers squad coming off a 66-64 non-league loss to Walker Valley (Cleveland, TN). The Panthers record now stands at 5-5.