Football Preview: McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers vs. Portal Panthers
McIntosh County Academy is 7-1 against Portal since October of 2016, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers will welcome the Portal Panthers at 7:30 p.m. McIntosh County Academy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.9 points per game this season.
McIntosh County Academy will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up six points last Friday, then bounced right back against Savannah on Friday. McIntosh County Academy breezed by Savannah to the tune of 46-6. The result was nothing new for the Buccaneers, who have now won four games by 22 points or more so far this season.
McIntosh County Academy's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Andrew Roberson, who picked up 66 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Nehemiah West, who threw for 91 yards and two touchdowns on only five passes.
Meanwhile, Portal was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Friday as they fell 26-21 to Screven County. The Panthers haven't had much luck with the Gamecocks recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Portal had strong showings from Jaylon Srickland, who rushed for 69 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Samari Mcbride, who rushed for 48 yards and a touchdown. Srickland's longest rush was for an impressive 62 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total.
McIntosh County Academy pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Portal, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Friday's matchup might be decided in the on the ground. McIntosh County Academy has been excellent on the ground this season, having averaged 176.7 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Portal struggles in that department as they've been averaging 199.9. It's looking like Friday's contest might have some serious battles in the trenches.
McIntosh County Academy was dealt a bruising 27-0 defeat at the hands of Portal when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can McIntosh County Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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