Football Recap: Jr Mckenzie Leads Effingham County to Victory over Bradwell Institute

By Team Reports Sep 17, 2024, 6:54am

Football Recap: Effingham County Rebels vs. Bradwell Institute Tigers

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Effingham County's game last Friday was a loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Friday. Everything went their way against the Bradwell Institute Tigers as the Effingham County Rebels made off with a 35-14 win. With the Rebels ahead 28-8 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Jr Mckenzie was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 110 yards and four touchdowns. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Tucker Perkins, who threw for 188 yards and a touchdown.

Effingham County's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Bradwell Institute, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-3.

Effingham County will be playing in front of their home fans against South Effingham at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Effingham County is facing South Effingham at the right time seeing as South Effingham is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Bradwell Institute, they will venture away from home to take on Statesboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.

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