Wayne County has gone 6-0 against New Hampstead recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Wayne County Yellow Jackets will square off against the New Hampstead Phoenix at 7:30 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with nine consecutive losses dating back to last season for Wayne County and four for New Hampstead.
Wayne County's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Benedictine on Friday. They were outmatched by the Cadets at home and fell 40-0. While losing is never fun, the Yellow Jackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 236th, while the Cadets are ranked 30th).
Meanwhile, New Hampstead came up short against Warner Robins on Friday and fell 34-22.
New Hampstead might have lost, but man, Rashawn Truell was a machine: he threw for 300 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Truell's passing production has been exceptional recently as that marked his fourth straight game with at least 300 passing yards dating back to last season. 100 of those passing yards were hauled in by Ari Theriot.
Wayne County's loss dropped their record down to 0-8. As for New Hampstead, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Wayne County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against New Hampstead in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 21-16 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Truell, who threw for 350 yards and two touchdowns. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Wayne County still be able to contain Truell? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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