Football Preview: Lakeside Panthers vs. Effingham County Rebels
The Lakeside Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Effingham County Rebels at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Lakeside is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came up short against Glynn Academy on Friday, falling 54-28. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 300th, while the Terrors are ranked 124th).
Tristan Jones
| 09/12/25 @ South Effingham | 98 |
| 09/19/25 vs Glynn Academy | 88 |
| 08/15/25 vs Grovetown | 31 |
| 08/29/25 @ South Aiken | 30 |
| 09/05/25 vs Evans | 2 |
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Charlie Bower, who threw for 217 yards and three touchdowns. Tristan Jones handled things on the ground, rushing for 88 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Meanwhile, Effingham County humbled South Effingham with a 49-21 victory. The game marked the Rebels' most dominant win of the season so far.
Lakeside better keep an eye on Tucker Perkins. He was instrumental in Effingham County's win, throwing for 288 yards and four TDs while completing 73.7% of his passes. What's more, Perkins racked up 155.2 passer rating, the most he's had since back in September of 2024. Jr Mckenzie helped Perkins out on the ground, rushing for 64 yards and a pair of scores on only eight carries.
On the defensive side of the ball, a lot of the credit has to go to Effingham County's defense and their five sacks. In that department, Landon Carter was the leader with two. He also set a new season-high mark in total tackles with six.
The victory made it two in a row for Effingham County and bumps their season record up to 3-2. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 46.0 points over those games. As for Lakeside, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Lakeside took their victory against Effingham County when the teams last played back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 58-38 score. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Perkins, who threw for 383 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will the Panthers still be able to contain Perkins? There's only one way to find out.
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