Football Preview: South Effingham Mustangs vs. Evans Knights
South Effingham has been on the road for two straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will host the Evans Knights at 7:30 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
South Effingham's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Effingham County on Friday. They were outmatched by the Rebels on the road and fell 47-0. The Mustangs haven't had much luck with the Rebels recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Evans had to suffer through a 48-14 loss at the hands of Brunswick. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 153rd, while the Pirates are ranked 45th).
Despite the defeat, Evans had strong showings from Jeremy Howard, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries, and Breyden Johnson, who rushed for 102 yards on only 13 carries. The dominant performance gave Howard a new career-high in rushing yards.
Even though they lost, Evans was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 235 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
South Effingham's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Evans, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-2.
South Effingham ended up a good deal behind Evans in their previous matchup back in November of 2023, losing 35-20. Thankfully for South Effingham, Rayshaun King (who rushed for 237 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 10.3 yards per carry) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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