Newnan has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to challenge the Banneker Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Banneker took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Newnan, who comes in off a win.
Newnan is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Lovejoy: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Newnan blew Lovejoy out of the water with a 38-6 final score. That 32 point margin sets a new team best for the Cougars this season.
Newnan's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Hayes Maginnis, who threw for 210 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.2% of his passes, and Jaylon Teagle, who rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Maginnis a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, Banneker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They fell 29-22 to McIntosh.
Newnan is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season. As for Banneker, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
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