South Effingham lost against New Hampstead back in January of 2022 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The South Effingham Mustangs received a blow as they fell 89-73 to the New Hampstead Phoenix. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia basketball rankings (they are ranked 420th, while the Phoenix are ranked 112th).
| 12/17/24 @ New Hampstead | 13 |
| 01/05/24 @ Effingham County | 6 |
| 12/16/23 @ Bryan County | 6 |
| 01/23/24 vs Brunswick | 5 |
| 01/30/24 vs Glynn Academy | 5 |
When it comes to explaining why South Effingham lost, don't look at Corbin Mcguire. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 boards. Those 13 rebounds gave Mcguire a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Marcus Campbell, who went 6 of 13 en route to 17 points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, South Effingham smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive games.
South Effingham's record now sits at 3-8. As for New Hampstead, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-3.
South Effingham will host Swainsboro at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for New Hampstead, they will take on Johnson in a tournament on Friday. One thing working in New Hampstead's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
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