Basketball Recap: Jakari Braggs' Big Game Can't Quite Lead Mcintosh over Clarke County

McIntosh was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They lost 80-60 to the Clarke County Bulldogs. While losing is never fun, the Demons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Alabama basketball rankings (they are ranked 380th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 177th).

McIntosh's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jakari Braggs, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave Braggs a new career-high in assists (four). Kyler Dixon was another key player, going 7 for 15 en route to 14 points and five rebounds.

Even though they lost, McIntosh smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive boards in 13 consecutive contests.

McIntosh's loss dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Clarke County, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.

McIntosh will face off against Leroy at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Leroy is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.2 points per game this season. Clarke County has already played their next match (against Thomasville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.