The Newton Rams will head out to challenge the Rockdale County Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Newton is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.5 points per game this season.
Last Saturday, Newton took their game at home with ease, bagging a 46-6 victory over Heritage. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 52nd, while the Patriots are ranked 302nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Zion Johnson and Deron Benson were among the main playmakers for Newton as the former rushed for 194 yards on only five carries and the latter threw for 229 yards and three touchdowns while completing 90.9% of his passes. Johnson's rushing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his eighth straight game with at least 105 rushing yards dating back to last season.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Newton was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 271 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 231 rushing yards in three consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Rockdale County can finally bid farewell to their three-game losing streak thanks to their game on Friday. They snuck past Grovetown with a 26-21 win.
The victory got Newton back to even at 3-3. As for Rockdale County, they now have a winning record of 4-3.
Newton strolled past Rockdale County when the teams last played back in November of 2019 by a score of 28-14. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Rockdale County's Darren Stephens, who picked up 166 receiving yards and a touchdown. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Newton to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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