The Alexander Cougars held off the visiting Newnan Cougars soccer squad by a margin of 2-1 in Tuesday's league match.

The Cougars now sport a 4-1 record. They play next when they host Etowah for a non-league match on Thursday, March 7. Alexander will encounter a Eagles squad coming off a 3-1 league loss to River Ridge (Woodstock, GA). The Eagles record now stands at 5-3.

With the loss, Newnan drops to 4-2 on the season. The Cougars host Douglas County (Douglasville, GA) to encounter the Tigers in a 6A Area 5 match on Thursday, March 7. The Tigers come into the match with a record of 2-4. Douglas County lost 9-1 in their recent non-league match against Allatoona (Acworth, GA)