Football Preview: Newton County Academy Generals vs. DeSoto Thunderbirds
The Newton County Academy Generals will take on the DeSoto Thunderbirds on Friday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Newton County Academy comes in on nine and DeSoto on 24.
Newton County Academy is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Ben's Ford Christian 49-12. The result was nothing new for the Generals, who have now won nine games by 26 points or more so far this season.
Newton County Academy's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Cooper Savell, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.9 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Savell has posted since back in August. The team also got some help courtesy of Ty Thrash, who rushed for 155 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.4 yards per carry.
Newton County Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 366 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 152 rushing yards in 27 consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, DeSoto is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Porter's Chapel Academy. DeSoto blew past Porter's Chapel Academy, posting a 52-6 victory. Considering the Thunderbirds have won nine contests by more than 29 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.
DeSoto's win bumped their record up to 10-0. As for Newton County Academy, their victory bumped their record up to 11-2.
Newton County Academy came up short against DeSoto in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, falling 32-28. Can Newton County Academy avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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