The Newton County Cougars will square off against the Union Yellowjackets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Newton County and four for Union dating back to last season.
Newton County is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Poplarville by a score of 34-31 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi football rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while the Hornets are ranked 34th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 47-8, which was the final score in Union's tilt against Leake Academy on Friday. The Yellowjackets were already down big by the end of the third quarter and they stayed that way after failing to score in the fourth.
Newton County's loss dropped their record down to 1-3. As for Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-3.
Newton County came up short against Union in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, falling 49-45. Will Newton County have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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