Football Recap: Newnan Cougars vs. Morrow Mustangs
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newnan). They breezed by the Morrow Mustangs on the road to the tune of 51-20 on Friday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 107th, while the Mustangs are ranked 328th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Newnan's victory came down to the chemistry between Brodie Campbell and his top target Gus Anderson. Campbell threw for 198 yards and four touchdowns while completing 76% of his passes while Anderson picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Newnan also got a significant boost from Jaylon Teagle, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 83 yards.
The win was the third in a row for Newnan, bringing their record for this year to 4-1. As for Morrow, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-4.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Newnan will host Langston Hughes at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Newnan: 14.6, Langston Hughes: 15.6) so any points scored will be well earned. As for Morrow, they will face off against Lovejoy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lovejoy's defense has only allowed 15 points per game this season, so Morrow's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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