After soaring to 61  points the game before, McIntosh was a bit more limited  in their  matchup  on Friday. They had to suffer through a   61-20 loss at the hands of the Starr's Mill Panthers. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage  in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings  (they are ranked 354th, while the Panthers are ranked 174th).
 Starr's Mill found their leader in sophomore  Lindsey Kopacek, who  dropped  a double-double on 13 points and 11  rebounds. Kopacek is  crushing it when it comes to  boards: she's   pulled down at least ten every time she's  taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was  Ava Hendrie, who  went 5 of 10  on her way to 13  points.
McIntosh's defeat was  their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which  dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Starr's Mill, they are  on a roll lately: they've  won five of their last six contests,  which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record  this season.
 McIntosh will have a little extra prep time after the  loss as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Sandy Creek at 6:00  p.m.  on January 3, 2025. As for Starr's Mill, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next  game,  a  41-36  defeat against Griffin on the 21st.
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