Football Recap: Lovejoy Wildcats vs. Newnan Cougars
Lovejoy lost against Newnan back in November of 2015, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Lovejoy Wildcats were dealt a 38-6 defeat at the hands of the Newnan Cougars. The Wildcats were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Newnan was led to victory by Hayes Maginnis and Jaylon Teagle. Maginnis threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, while Teagle rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Maginnis a new career-high in rushing yards.
Lovejoy's loss dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Newnan, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
Lovejoy will square off against Northgate at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Newnan, they will take on Banneker at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Newnan is facing Banneker at the right time seeing as Banneker is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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