The Harris County Tigers had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.8 points), and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They came out on top against McIntosh by a score of 14-6. Given Harris County's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 74th, while McIntosh is ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Harris County to victory, but perhaps none more so than Mataye Youman, who rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown. Another player making a difference was Levi Watson, who threw for 86 yards and a touchdown on only eight passes.
Harris County has yet to lose a matchup at home this season, leaving them with a 10-1 record. That said, the team wasn't facing the toughest opposition over that stretch, as it included 0-10 Hardaway and 0-10 Drew (their opponents had an average overall winning percentage of 36% over those games). As for McIntosh, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-5.
Harris County will be playing in front of their home fans against Ola at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for McIntosh, they will head out on the road to face off against Warner Robins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Warner Robins will be hoping to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each match than the last.
