The McIntosh Chiefs will be staying on the road on Tuesday to face off against the Northgate Vikings at 5:30 p.m. McIntosh's defense has only allowed 4.3 points per game this season, so Northgate's offense will have their work cut out for them.
McIntosh's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Thursday. Everything went their way against Lovejoy as McIntosh made off with a 21-0 victory. The result was nothing new for the Chiefs, who have now won four matchups by 20 points or more so far this season.
McIntosh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93.9 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 139.8.
One reason for the win was McIntosh's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. Leading the way was Robyn Sanders with four. Another thorn in Lovejoy's side was Braley Roop, who made 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Meanwhile, Northgate was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their tenth straight loss. They lost 24-0 to Sandy Creek. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Patriots are ranked 89th).
Northgate's defeat dropped their record down to 1-11. As for McIntosh, their win bumped their record up to 9-3.
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