The South Effingham Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Camden County Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
While Mustangs fans will have to keep waiting for their squad to come home, they shouldn't be too worried about the road trip considering the result of Friday's season opener. They blew past Woodville-Tompkins, posting a 54-17 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Mustangs as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Hayden Johanson had a dynamite game for South Effingham, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 14 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Johanson a new career-high in threes (two). Alayiah Lewis was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds.
South Effingham smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Woodville-Tompkins only pulled down nine.
Meanwhile, Camden County gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Saturday. They took their game with ease, bagging a 72-17 win over Johnson.
South Effingham was dealt a bruising 60-19 defeat at the hands of Camden County in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Thankfully for South Effingham, Taylor Rietveld (who went 9 for 13 en route to 19 points plus five rebounds and four steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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