The Portal Panthers will face off against the New Hampstead Phoenix on Thursday. Neither Portal nor New Hampstead posted many points in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.
Portal's offense might be in the hot seat on Thursday considering what happened against Southeast Bulloch on Thursday. They took a hard 14-0 fall against the Yellow Jackets. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 77th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked fourth).
Meanwhile, New Hampstead's rock-solid defense showed up for the team's seventh consecutive shutout on Tuesday. They never let Jenkins onto the board and left with a 7-0 victory.
New Hampstead's win bumped their record up to 12-1. As for Portal, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-5.
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