The Metter Tigers will head out to challenge the McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
McIntosh County Academy is hoping to do what Screven County couldn't on Friday: put an end to Metter's winning streak, which now stands at four games. Metter simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Screven County 34-6 at home. The Tigers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, everything went McIntosh County Academy's way against Bryan County on Friday as McIntosh County Academy made off with a 36-14 win. With that victory, the Buccaneers brought their scoring average up to 27 points per game.
Nehemiah West was a one-man wrecking crew for McIntosh County Academy as he rushed for 123 yards and two touchdowns. McIntosh County Academy is undefeated when West posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Greg Peacock, who rushed for 62 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: McIntosh County Academy was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 265 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Bryan County only rushed for 164.
Metter pushed their record up to 5-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for McIntosh County Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Metter took their victory against McIntosh County Academy in their previous matchup back in October of 2021 by a conclusive 28-6. The rematch might be a little tougher for Metter since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
