South Effingham has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Brunswick Pirates at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Brunswick took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on South Effingham, who comes in off a win.
South Effingham has not done well against Grovetown recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. South Effingham's defense stepped up to hand Grovetown a 2-0 shutout. The victory was just what South Effingham needed coming off of a 4-0 loss in their prior contest.
They were led to victory by the tag-team duo of
Juliana Galoni and
Addison Tulowitzki, who scored both of South Effingham's goals. Those were goals were season-firsts for both players.
Meanwhile, Thursday just wasn't the day for Brunswick's offense. They suffered a rough 3-0 loss at the hands of Madison County on Thursday.
South Effingham's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Brunswick, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-6-1 record this season.
Everything went South Effingham's way against Brunswick in their previous meeting back in February as South Effingham made off with a 4-0 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Effingham since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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