The South Effingham Mustangs struggled with assists on Wednesday (the Glynn Academy Terrors had seven more) and sadly the final score reflected it. South Effingham took a 60-45 bruising from Glynn Academy. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for South Effingham in their matchups with Glynn Academy: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the defeat, South Effingham saw an underclassman step up: Hayden Johanson dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Johanson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Elena Hairston, who scored ten points along with six rebounds and five assists.
Glynn Academy's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kyra L page, who scored 15 points along with four steals. L page has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 12 times she's played. Janiyah Spaulding was another key contributor, almost dropping a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds.
South Effingham has traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 9-18 record this season. As for Glynn Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a massive bump to their 16-10 record this season.
South Effingham will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Lakeside at 3:30 p.m. on February 16th. South Effingham will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Georgia Rankings (they are ranked 272nd, while Lakeside is ranked 102nd). As for Glynn Academy, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Brunswick at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Glynn Academy is on a six-game streak of home wins, Brunswick a five-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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