Football Preview: Effingham County Rebels vs. Claxton Tigers
Effingham County has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Claxton Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Effingham County's defense has only allowed 8.7 points per game this season, so Claxton's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Effingham County is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Savannah Arts Academy: they outscored them in every quarter. Effingham County put the hurt on Savannah Arts Academy with a sharp 26-0 victory on Tuesday. The Rebels pushed the score to 20-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Panthers had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, after only six points in their last game, Claxton made sure to put some points up on the board against Swainsboro on Tuesday. Claxton claimed a resounding 33-0 win over Swainsboro. Claxton's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
Effingham County pushed their record up to 7-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. As for Claxton, they moved to 2-4 with that win, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
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