Alexander has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will head out to take on the New Manchester Jaguar at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Neither Alexander nor New Manchester posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Alexander's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Rome on Friday. They took a blow against the Wolves, falling 59-0. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 258th, while the Wolves are ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, while it was all tied up 6-6 at halftime, New Manchester was not quite East Paulding's equal in the second half on Friday. They fell 19-6 to the Raiders. The loss continues a trend for the Jaguar in their matchups with the Raiders: they've now lost five in a row.
Alexander dropped their record down to 1-4 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for New Manchester, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games dating back to last season and leaves them with a 4-1 record.
Alexander was taken down by New Manchester 35-0 when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Alexander avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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