The Savannah Bluejackets are taking a road trip to square off against the McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Savannah has given up an average of 27.7 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Savannah is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Screven County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. The Bluejackets were dealt a 40-6 loss at the hands of the Gamecocks. While losing is never fun, the Bluejackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 430th, while the Gamecocks are ranked 174th).
Meanwhile, McIntosh County Academy hadn't done well against Metter recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Buccaneers came out on top against the Tigers by a score of 18-8. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Buccaneers.
Savannah better keep an eye on Earnest McIntosh. He was instrumental in McIntosh County Academy's win, rushing for 157 yards and one touchdown. They are 2-1 when McIntosh posts 100 or more rushing yards, but 2-3 otherwise. Mekhi Jackson got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
The victory got McIntosh County Academy back to even at 4-4. As for Savannah, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-6.
Savannah was dealt a bruising 46-6 loss at the hands of McIntosh County Academy when the teams last played back in October of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Bluejackets were down 46-0.
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