Effingham County managed to keep up with Lakeside until halftime on Monday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Effingham County Rebels came up short against the Lakeside Panthers, falling 58-38. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Wednesday (35), the Rebels still had to take the loss.
Effingham County lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Tucker Perkins, who threw for 383 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 12.0 yards per attempt. Perkins is becoming a predictor of Effingham County's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 3-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). Jacques King was Perkins' top target, picking up 143 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Lakeside had a senior duo take command as Brandon Grissom rushed for 153 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.0 yards per carry and Ty Jones rushed for 133 yards and a touchdown on only 12 carries. Those 153 rushing yards set a new season-high mark for Grissom. Jack Thexton was in the mix as well, providing Lakeside with two touchdowns.
Effingham County moved to 3-4 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Lakeside, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Effingham County's road trip will continue as they head out to face Greenbrier at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Lakeside, they will face off against Brunswick at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lakeside is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.7 points per game this season.
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