The Emanuel County Institute Bulldogs will take on the McIntosh County Academy Buccaneers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Emanuel County Institute has struggled recently with five defeats in a row, while McIntosh County Academy will arrive with nine straight victories.
Emanuel County Institute is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Screven County on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Emanuel County Institute was dealt a 69-42 loss at the hands of Screven County.
Meanwhile, McIntosh County Academy beat Jenkins County 50-38 on Saturday. Given the Buccaneers' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the War Eagles are ranked 320th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Emanuel County Institute's defeat dropped their record down to 1-13. As for McIntosh County Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Emanuel County Institute was dealt a bruising 88-19 loss at the hands of McIntosh County Academy in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of McIntosh County Academy's Jayden Ellis, who went 9 of 10 on his way to 24 points and four steals. Now that Emanuel County Institute knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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