Newnan hasn't had much luck against East Coweta recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Newnan Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the East Coweta Indians at 7:30 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Tuesday, Newnan came up short against Dutchtown and fell 68-56. While losing is never fun, the Cougars can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Bulldogs are ranked tenth).
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for East Coweta, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Friday. They came out on top against Westlake by a score of 75-66 on Tuesday.
Newnan's loss ended a ten-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 17-6. As for East Coweta, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-8 record this season.
Newnan came up short against East Coweta when the teams last played back in December of 2023, falling 60-54. Can Newnan avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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