After flying high against Tunstall last Friday, Mecklenburg County came back down to earth. The Mecklenburg County Phoenix took a 46-27 bruising from the George Washington Eagles on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Phoenix can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Eagles are ranked 49th).
Mecklenburg County's loss came despite strong showings from Burdell Haskins and Jackson Gray. Haskins picked up 90 receiving yards and two touchdowns, while Gray threw for 205 yards and two touchdowns.
Mecklenburg County wouldn't let George Washington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Javontae Haskins, Chasen Richardson, and Dre Watson picked up one apiece. Haskins has been hot recently, having also posted five or more total tackles the last four times he's played.
Mecklenburg County's defeat dropped their record down to 6-3. As for George Washington, the win was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 8-1.
Mecklenburg County will face off against Magna Vista at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Magna Vista knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past eight matches -- so hopefully Mecklenburg County likes a good challenge. As for George Washington, they will challenge Tunstall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. George Washington is facing Tunstall at the right time seeing as Tunstall is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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