A feisty cat fight will be fought when Cougars dukes it out withthe Lovejoy Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Newnan had been on a three-game streak of scoring at least 31 points, but Langston Hughes put an end to it on Friday. Newnan was dealt a 48-7 defeat at the hands of Langston Hughes. The match marked the Cougars' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
Newnan wouldn't let Langston Hughes keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Josiah Smith was the leader in that area as all came courtesy of his dominant performance.
Meanwhile, Lovejoy strolled past Banneker with points to spare two weeks ago, taking the game 28-14. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 129th, while the Trojans are ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
With the loss, Newnan broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-2. As for Lovejoy, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-2.
Everything came up roses for Newnan against Lovejoy in their previous matchup back in November of 2015, as the squad secured a 34-3 victory. Will Newnan repeat their success, or does Lovejoy have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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