Wilcox County is on a four-game streak of home wins, while McIntosh County Academy is on a five-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Wilcox County Patriots will host the McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both have allowed few points on average, (Wilcox County: 11.3, McIntosh County Academy: 11.4) so any points scored will be well earned.
Wilcox County will head into Friday's game out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Friday after a huge 40-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of Telfair County by a score of 30-28. The Patriots' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, while McIntosh County Academy put up plenty of points two weeks ago, the same can't be said for Portal. McIntosh County Academy simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Portal 40-0. The result was nothing new for the Buccaneers, who have now won five matchups by 22 points or more so far this season.
McIntosh County Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Nehemiah West, who threw for 127 yards and two touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes, and also rushed for 47 yards. Greg Peacock was another key rusher, rushing for 57 yards and two touchdowns on only seven carries.
McIntosh County Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 250 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Portal only rushed for 97.
Wilcox County's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for McIntosh County Academy, their win bumped their record up to 7-3.
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