If New Hampstead was riding high fresh off their 40-7 takedown of Wayne County last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The New Hampstead Phoenix lost 44-22 to the Benedictine Cadets on Thursday. The Phoenix haven't had much luck with the Cadets recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the loss, New Hampstead still got an impressive performance from Kamari Maxwell, who picked up 161 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Rashawn Truell, who threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns.
Benedictine got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Joshua Washington out in front who picked up 145 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Another player making a difference was Stanley Smart Jr., who rushed for 100 yards and a touchdown on only 13 carries.
New Hampstead's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Benedictine, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. New Hampstead will head out to challenge Ware County at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. New Hampstead is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 28.3 points per game this season. As for Benedictine, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Southwest DeKalb at 7:30 p.m. on November 15th. Southwest DeKalb will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each contest than the last.
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