If New Hampstead was feeling good fresh off their 64-32 takedown of Perry last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The New Hampstead Phoenix fell 86-75 to the Ware County Gators on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (64), the Phoenix still had to take the loss.
New Hampstead has been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-8 record this season. As for Ware County, their victory was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Hampstead won't have much time to rest: their next match is against St. Andrew's at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday. New Hampstead knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four games -- so hopefully St. Andrew's likes a good challenge. As for Ware County, they will take on Perry at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Ware County is facing Perry at the right time seeing as Perry is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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