01/31/25 @ Lovejoy | 19 |
01/28/25 @ Dutchtown | 19 |
01/25/25 vs Morrow | 16 |
Newnan won the last time they faced Lovejoy, and Jaylin Brown did his part to make sure it happened again. The Newnan Cougars narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Lovejoy Wildcats 45-43 thanks in part to Brown, who went 7 of 13 en route to 19 points and four steals. His evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points.
Lovejoy lost on Friday despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Noah Banks, who posted 13 points and three steals. Banks is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. Another player making a difference was Skyler Worthey, who earned eight points and six rebounds.
Newnan has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. As for Lovejoy, they are on a nine-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-14.
Coincidentally, the two teams will both be playing Northgate the next time they take the court. Newnan will host Northgate at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, while Lovejoy will host them at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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