Ware County has gone 4-0 against New Hampstead recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Ware County Gators will look to defend their home field against the New Hampstead Phoenix at 7:30 p.m. Ware County will be strutting in after a victory while New Hampstead will be coming in after a loss.
Ware County will head into Friday's game hoping to keep the good times rolling: they only won by three when they last took the field, which might have inspired the 35-point they dealt Wayne County on Friday. Ware County claimed a resounding 42-7 win over Wayne County. Given the Gators' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tayshaun Franklin was the offensive standout of the matchup as he rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Meanwhile, a victory for New Hampstead just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They lost 44-22 to Benedictine. 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.
New Hampstead might have lost, but man, Kamari Maxwell was a machine: he 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.
Ware County now has a winning record of 5-4. As for New Hampstead, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything came up roses for Ware County against New Hampstead in their previous meeting back in November of 2019, as the team secured a 34-6 win. Will Ware County repeat their success, or does New Hampstead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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