
Cougars
01/14/25 vs McIntosh | 45-44 |
01/09/25 vs Lovejoy | 57-54 |
01/07/25 vs Banneker | 56-46 |
01/04/25 vs Callaway | 52-40 |
01/03/25 @ Heard County | 60-39 |
Newnan came tearing into Tuesday's match with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they left with even more momentum. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 45-44 win over the McIntosh Chiefs. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Chiefs are ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Newnan's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.4 points per game. As for McIntosh, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-12.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Newnan Cougars duke it out with the Langston Hughes Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for McIntosh, they will challenge Lovejoy at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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