Brunswick is 7-1 against South Effingham since October of 2014, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Brunswick Pirates will face off against the South Effingham Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Brunswick has seven straight wins, South Effingham has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Brunswick is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Lakeside 61-34 last Friday. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 22 points or more this season.
Brunswick can attribute much of their success to Grant Moore, who threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes, and William Heck, who rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave Moore a new career-high in rushing yards (97). Another player making a difference was Heze Kent, who gained 138 total yards and two touchdowns.
Brunswick didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sekhi Ashley and J'Shawn Towns. Towns has been hot for a while, having also posted six or more total tackles the last 15 times he's played.
Brunswick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 425 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, a victory for South Effingham just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Statesboro, falling 41-7.
Brunswick's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for South Effingham, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Here's a few offensive stats to keep an eye on ahead of Friday's contest: Brunswick has been on an offensive roll this season, having averaged 538.9 total yards per game. It's a different story for South Effingham, though, as they've been averaging only 200.5. Will Brunswick be able to march up the field at their leisure again, or will South Effingham flip the script?
Brunswick took their victory against South Effingham when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a conclusive 38-14. The rematch might be a little tougher for Brunswick since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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