McIntosh was the 47-43 winner over Sandy Creek when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The McIntosh Chiefs were outmatched by the Sandy Creek Patriots and fell 84-22. 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 346th, while the Patriots are ranked 80th).
Leading Sandy Creek to victory were Morghan Reckley and Madison Reckley. Morghan went 13 of 17 on her way to 32 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals, while Madison went 11 for 16 on her way to 23 points in addition to five rebounds and five steals. The match was Morghan's 12th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aila Person, who went 5 of 7 on her way to 12 points and three steals.
McIntosh has been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season. As for Sandy Creek, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.
McIntosh will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Northgate at 6:00 p.m. Northgate is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.2 points per game this season. As for Sandy Creek, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 70-41 win against Troup County on the 4th.
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