South Effingham and Islands are an even 2-2-2 against one another since February of 2016, but likely not for long. The South Effingham Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Islands Sharks at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
On Friday, South Effingham kept a clean sheet against Lakeside. They had just enough and edged the Panthers out 1-0. Given South Effingham's advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while Lakeside is ranked 157th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Islands can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent contest last Tuesday. They put the hurt on Southeast Bulloch with a sharp 7-0 win. The victory was nothing new for Islands as they're now sitting on three straight.
Their offense was hitting Southeast Bulloch from everywhere, as five different players booted in a goal.
JJ Stein led that balanced group of strikers and accounted for two goals all by himself.
South Effingham pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their third straight at home. As for Islands, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.
South Effingham came out on top in a nail-biter against Islands in their previous matchup back in February of 2022, sneaking past 1-0. Will South Effingham repeat their success, or does Islands have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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