The South Effingham Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Statesboro Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. South Effingham's defense has only allowed 9.2 points per game this season, so Statesboro's offense will have their work cut out for them.
South Effingham took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They came out on top against Jenkins by a score of 19-12.
Meanwhile, a victory for Statesboro just wasn't in the cards on Wednesday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They wound up with the same score they had in their last game (20-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked second).
South Effingham's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-3. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.0 points per game. As for Statesboro, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
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