Rockdale County lost against Newton back in November of 2019, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Rockdale County Bulldogs had to suffer through a 43-7 loss at the hands of the Newton Rams. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 295th, while the Rams are ranked 55th).
Newton got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Deron Benson out in front who threw for 250 yards and five touchdowns on only 17 passes. Andrew Leslie was Benson's top target, picking up 123 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Rockdale County's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 4-4. As for Newton, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Rockdale County will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Archer at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Newton, they will take on South Gwinnett at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Newton's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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