Football Preview: New Hampstead Phoenix vs. Pierce County Bears
The New Hampstead Phoenix will head out to face off against the Pierce County Bears at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
New Hampstead will head out to face Pierce County after giving up their first home loss of the season on Friday. New Hampstead lost to Richmond Hill at home by a 47-28 margin. The defeat continues a trend for the Phoenix in their matchups with the Wildcats: they've now lost three in a row.
New Hampstead's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Rashawn Truell, who threw for 315 yards and three touchdowns, and Ben Hockman, who picked up 182 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in rushing yards. Mason Brown also helped out with an impressive 100 receiving yards.
Meanwhile, Pierce County put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 35-0 win over Wayne County. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 175th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
New Hampstead's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 2-2. As for Pierce County, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with that victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season.
New Hampstead came up short against Pierce County when the teams last played back in September of 2019, falling 49-40. Thankfully for New Hampstead, Jermaine Brewton (who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 107 yards and a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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