The Newnan Cougars will take on the Banneker Trojans at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Neither squad made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.
Newnan is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering McIntosh just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 2-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Chiefs. The match was a 0-0 toss-up at halftime, but the Cougars couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Banneker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 10-0 to Mundy's Mill. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 387th, while the Tigers are ranked 151st).
Banneker's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Newnan, their loss was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 5-4.
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