Baseball Game Preview: Effingham County Rebels vs. Evans Knights

For the second straight game, Effingham County will face off against Evans. Effingham County will head out on the road to face off against Evans at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Effingham County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.7 runs per game this season.

Effingham County will bounce into Thursday's matchup after beating Evans, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Effingham County narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Evans 6-4. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rebels.

Kyle Thomas

Batters Struck Out

03/25/25 vs Evans	6
03/18/25 @ Lakeside	5
03/14/25 vs Greenbrier	0
03/11/25 vs Greenbrier	4
03/03/25 @ South Effingham	6

Kyle Thomas tossed a big game, striking out six batters over 6.1 innings while giving up just two earned (and two unearned) runs off 12 hits. That's the most strikeouts he has posted over his last six games.

On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Ryan Wells, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with three RBI, one triple, and one run. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in February.

Evans has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost three of their last four contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season. Effingham County's win bumped their record up to 19-3.