The Rockdale County Bulldogs are taking a road trip to take on the Newton Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 1,124 yards in their previous games.
Rockdale County will roll into the game after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up ten points two weeks ago, then bounced right back against Grovetown on Friday. The Bulldogs snuck past the Warriors with a 34-28 victory.
Deontae Burtts
| 10/17/25 vs Grovetown | 75 |
| 10/03/25 vs Archer | 17 |
| 09/26/25 @ Heritage | 11 |
| 09/19/25 vs South Gwinnett | 13 |
| 09/05/25 @ Alcovy | 32 |
| + 6 more games |
Deontae Burtts continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, throwing for 363 yards and three TDs while picking up 14.0 yards per attempt, and also rushing for 75 yards and a pair of touchdowns. That's the most rushing yards he has posted since back in October of 2024. 212 of Burtts' passing yards were hauled in by Jaylen 'JT' Thomas, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Newton was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Heritage 54-13. The Rams haven't had any issues with the Patriots recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Newton's win came from a few key players Rockdale County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kevin Hartsfield, who rushed for 104 yards and a pair of scores on only nine carries. He is becoming a predictor of Newton's success: when he posts at least 80 rushing yards the team is 4-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Derrick Miller, who picked up 104 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
One reason for the win was Newton's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for six sacks. Leading the way was Tyrell McKnight with two. McKnight is also crushing it when it comes to total tackles: he's made at least five every time he's taken the field this season.
Rockdale County's victory bumped their record up to 5-3. As for Newton, their win bumped their record up to an identical 5-3.
Rockdale County took a serious blow against Newton in their previous meeting back in October of 2024, falling 43-7. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bulldogs were down 29-0.
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