Basketball Game Preview: Effingham County Rebels vs. South Effingham Mustangs

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Previous Games

12/07/24 - Home	62-63 L
01/19/24 - Away	61-27 W
01/05/24 - Home	70-54 W
01/20/23 - Home	75-46 W
01/06/23 - Away	66-53 W
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Effingham County is 9-1 against South Effingham since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. Having just played yesterday, the Effingham County Rebels will head out on the road to face off against the South Effingham Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.

On Tuesday, Effingham County didn't have quite enough to beat Evans and fell 51-49. The Rebels have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, South Effingham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were beaten by Brunswick 93-57. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 383rd, while the Pirates are ranked 45th).

Effingham County will have to keep a close watch on Marcus Campbell and Corbin Mcguire, a pair of players who had a big impact on South Effingham's prior game. Campbell went 7 for 13 en route to 20 points, while Mcguire posted 12 points. The dominant performance gave Campbell a new career-high in points. Nelson Rivera was another key player, putting up four points.

Even though they lost, South Effingham smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in 17 consecutive contests.

Effingham County's loss dropped their record down to 8-14. As for South Effingham, their defeat dropped their record down to 7-15.

Effingham County and South Effingham were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, but Effingham County came up empty-handed after a 63-62 loss. Can Effingham County avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.