South Effingham lost to Statesboro two weeks ago and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mustangs took a 72-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Blue Devils. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (56), the Mustangs still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, South Effingham still got an impressive performance from Michael Hall, who posted 19 points and eight rebounds. Benja Crofts was another key player, putting up six points and 13 boards.
Ja'Caiden Cone produced another solid performance going 16-for-27 en route to 49 points along with six rebounds and four steals for Statesboro. That makes it four consecutive games in which Cone has scored at least a third of the Blue Devils' points. Another player making a difference was Charles Harris, who earned ten points and five boards.
South Effingham has traveled a rocky road recently, having lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 11-15 record this season. As for Statesboro, the victory (which was their sixth in a row) raised their record to 18-4.
As of now, neither South Effingham nor the Blue Devils have any future games scheduled.
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