Newton County lost against Winona back in August of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Newton County Cougars fell 39-29 to the Winona Tigers. 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 87th, while the Tigers are ranked 20th).
Winona found their leader in underclassman Landon Crawford, who rushed for 160 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 8.9 yards per carry, and also threw for 193 yards and a touchdown on only 18 passes. Crawford's longest rush was for an impressive 56 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. A healthy portion of that aerial production (132 yards to be exact) went to Troylando Eden, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Newton County's loss dropped their record down to 1-1.
Newton County will host Raleigh at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Newton County will be looking to keep their four-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Winona, they will head out to square off against Grenada at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Winona is coming into the contest hot, having won their last 16 games dating back to last season.
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