After two games on the road, Newnan is heading back home. They will welcome the Langston Hughes Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Newnan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Morrow 51-20 on the road on Friday. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Mustangs are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
A big part of Newnan's win 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.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Langston Hughes at home against Dutchtown on Friday as the squad secured a 57-14 victory. The Panthers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four games by 31 points or more this season.
Qwantavius Wiggins was his usual excellent self, rushing for 131 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries, while also picking up 67 receiving yards. Another back making a difference was Carsyn Baker, who rushed for 75 yards and two touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Langston Hughes' defense and their three sacks. Leading the way was Javon Beckford with two. He also set a new season high mark in total tackles with ten.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Langston Hughes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 232 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 210 rushing yards in five consecutive contests.
Newnan's win bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Langston Hughes, they pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
Friday's matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Teagle and Wiggins. Teagle has put up some stellar numbers this year, and currently owns excellent season averages 90.2 rushing yards per game this season. For his part, Wiggins has averaged 98.4 rushing yards per game this season.
Newnan took a serious blow against Langston Hughes in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 47-14. Thankfully for Newnan, Justus Savage (who rushed for 217 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.1 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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