After three games on the road, Banneker is heading back home. They will welcome the Newnan Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Friday, Banneker came up short against McIntosh and fell 29-22.
Meanwhile, after only seven points in their last match, Newnan made sure to put some points up on the board against Lovejoy on Friday. Newnan really took it to Lovejoy for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-6 victory at home. The Cougars might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won four contests by 21 points or more this season.
Newnan can attribute much of their success to 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.
Banneker's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Newnan, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
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