Football Recap: McIntosh Demons vs. Fruitdale Pirates
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask McIntosh). They claimed a resounding 66-0 victory over the Fruitdale Pirates. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Demons with their most commanding win of the season.
Cedric Riley went supernova for McIntosh, rushing for 146 yards and three touchdowns, while also picking up 56 receiving yards. The dominant performance gave Riley a new career-high in rushing yards. Marcus Belton also helped with two touchdowns in total.
McIntosh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 267 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 91.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 153.3.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to McIntosh's defense and their six sacks. Leading the way was Kevonte Diamond with two.
The win was the third in a row for McIntosh, bringing their record for this year to 3-7. As for Fruitdale, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-9.
McIntosh does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Fruitdale, they will square off against Washington County at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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