McIntosh County Academy was the 53-22 winner over Portal when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers came up short against the Portal Panthers on Friday, falling 45-24. The Buccaneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Cynthia Timmons
| 01/31/25 @ Portal | 3 |
| 01/28/25 @ Emanuel County Institute | 3 |
| 01/25/25 @ Jenkins County | 5 |
Despite the loss, McIntosh County Academy still got an impressive performance from Cynthia Timmons, who posted nine points and three steals. Timmons has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last three times she's played.
Even though they lost, McIntosh County Academy smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Leading Portal to victory were Alyssa King and London Blackmon. King dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 boards, while Blackmon scored nine points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. The dominant performance also gave King a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (75%).
McIntosh County Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 8-13. As for Portal, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 9-8.
McIntosh County Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 48-32 loss against Metter on the 1st. As for Portal, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 44-35 victory against Emanuel County Institute on the 1st.
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