With a playoff game on the line, Newton rose to the challenge on Friday. They claimed a resounding 84-42 victory over the Edgewood Bulldogs. The result was nothing new for the Eagles, who have now won seven games by 36 points or more so far this season.
Despite the loss, Edgewood still got an impressive performance from Trevor Golightly, who threw for 507 yards and six touchdowns while picking up 12.4 yards per attempt. Jathen Johnson did his part for the team as well, scoring a TD off of 185 receiving yards.
The win (which was Newton's eighth in a row) raised their record to 9-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 45.4 points. As for Edgewood, they moved to 8-4 with that loss, which also ended their four-game winning streak.
Newton didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next match, a 62-28 defeat against Daingerfield on the 29th. Edgewood does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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