The McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers won the last time they faced the Atkinson County Rebels, and things went their way on Saturday too. McIntosh County Academy strolled past Atkinson County with points to spare, taking the game 58-42. Given McIntosh County Academy's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while Atkinson County is ranked 528th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
McIntosh County Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Mj Quarterman led the charge by scoring 12 points along with eight rebounds and three steals. Quarterman is absolutely dominating the block category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Brandon Johnson was another key contributor, scoring 15 points.
McIntosh County Academy pushed their record up to 5-2 with that victory, which was their third straight on the road. They've been dominating during the contests in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 29.67 points. As for Atkinson County, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-7.
McIntosh County Academy will take on Dougherty in a holiday battle at 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday at. One thing working in Dougherty's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three matches. Atkinson County will be home for the holidays to greet Jeff Davis at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
