Football Preview: New Hampstead Phoenix vs. Warner Robins Demons
After two games on the road, New Hampstead is heading back home. After both having extra time off, they and the Warner Robins Demons will shake off the cobwebs and face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully New Hampstead focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up four back in September.
New Hampstead is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Perry back in September (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. New Hampstead took a blow against Perry, falling 80-47. Despite 203 more yards than the Panthers, the Phoenix couldn't convert that extra yardage to scores.
Loss or not, New Hampstead got some senior leadership from Rashawn Truell and Kamari Maxwell. Truell threw for 635 yards and six touchdowns, while Maxwell picked up 302 receiving yards and three touchdowns. With that strong performance, Maxwell is now averaging an impressive 129.7 receiving yards per game. Mason Brown was another key player, picking up 162 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Meanwhile, Warner Robins unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak last Friday. They took a 35-21 bruising from Benedictine. The game marked the Demons' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
New Hampstead's defeat dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Warner Robins, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 5-2.
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