After two games on the road, Locust Grove is heading back home. A feisty cat fight will be fought when Wildcats challenges the Newnan Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Locust Grove will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
Locust Grove's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. They took their contest with ease, bagging a 54-0 victory over Union Grove. Considering the Wildcats have won ten matchups by more than 19 points this season, Thursday's blowout was nothing new.
Katie Smith continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 240 yards and seven touchdowns while completing 71.4% of her passes. She is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as she's now passed for three or more in the last four games she's played. Skylar Anderson was Smith's top target, picking up 82 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
Locust Grove's defense stepped up as well, laying out the QB nine times. The heavy lifting was done by Rayna Brown and London Banks, who racked up six sacks between them.
Meanwhile, Newnan was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 13-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Central.
Locust Grove's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0. As for Newnan, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.
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