Football Game Preview: McIntosh Demons vs. Fruitdale Pirates

McIntosh and Fruitdale are an even 5-5 against one another since October of 2015, but not for long. The Demons will head out to face off against the Pirates at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (McIntosh has five straight wins, Fruitdale has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.

McIntosh is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Shields: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Demons blew the Panthers out of the water with a 62-0 final score. Considering the Demons have won five matchups by more than 19 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Jayden Brown

Rushing Yards

09/26/25 @ Calhoun	163
10/10/25 @ Marengo	131
10/17/25 vs Shields	130
10/03/25 @ Millry	125
08/29/25 @ Bayshore Christian	113
+ 3 more games

Jayden Brown produced another solid performance rushing for 130 yards and four touchdowns on only ten carries. He is becoming a predictor of McIntosh's success: when he posts at least 100 rushing yards the team is undefeated (and 1-2 when he doesn't).

On the other side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to McIntosh's defense and their three sacks. In that department, Tacorius Reed was the leader with two.

Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for Fruitdale's offense. They took a blow against Leroy on Friday, falling 56-0. The shutout was out of character for the Pirates seeing as the last time the team failed to score was back in September.

Fruitdale's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for McIntosh, their victory bumped their record up to 6-2.

Everything came up roses for McIntosh against Fruitdale when the teams last played back in October of 2024, as the team secured a 66-0 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Demons since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.