After flying high against Fayette County last Friday, McIntosh came back down to earth. The Chiefs were outmatched by the Sandy Creek Patriots and fell 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Chiefs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 234th, while the Patriots are ranked 30th).
Despite the loss, McIntosh still got an impressive performance from Brandan Ridley, who rushed for 101 yards on only 14 carries, and also caught one TD.
Amari Latimer was nothing short of spectacular for Sandy Creek: he rushed for 167 yards and three scores on only 15 carries, and also picked up 35 receiving yards. That's the most rushing touchdowns Latimer has posted since back in September of 2024. Avohn Florence also helped out with an impressive 81 receiving yards.
McIntosh's defeat dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Sandy Creek, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 2-0.
Coming up, McIntosh will challenge Hillgrove at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Sandy Creek, they will face off against LaGrange at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams might be coming in a bit winded given these two teams combined for 848 yards in their previous games.
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