The Northgate Vikings will stay at home for another week and welcome the McIntosh Chiefs at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northgate hasn't scored more than seven points for four games straight, a trend the squad is eager to reverse.
Northgate's offense might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Sandy Creek on Wednesday. They lost 24-0 to the Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Patriots are ranked 89th).
Meanwhile, McIntosh entered their tilt with Lovejoy on Thursday with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Their defense stepped up to hand the Wildcats a 21-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Chiefs, who have now won four matches by 20 points or more so far this season.
McIntosh was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 200 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 93.9 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last five matchups they've averaged 139.8.
One reason for the win was McIntosh's imposing defense, which managed to get into the backfield for five sacks. In that department, Robyn Sanders was the leader with four. Braley Roop was another major factor on D, making 12 total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Northgate's loss dropped their record down to 1-11. As for McIntosh, their victory bumped their record up to 9-3.
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