The Newton County Cougars will venture away from home to face off against the Poplarville Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Newton County lost to Raleigh at home by a 25-6 margin. The Cougars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Poplarville beat Stone 13-7 on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Hornets.
The critical scores for Poplarville came from Jeremiah Moss and Zack Case.
Newton County now has a losing record at 1-2. As for Poplarville, their win was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Things could have been worse for Newton County, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 16-0 loss to Poplarville in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Poplarville's Nick Miller, who rushed for 95 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 60 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that Newton County knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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