South Effingham lost against Camden County back in November and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The South Effingham Mustangs fell 71-61 to the Camden County Wildcats. 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 Wildcats are ranked 157th).
Despite the loss, South Effingham still got an impressive performance from Corbin Mcguire, who went 5 of 9 en route to 12 points. Mcguire continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Harlin, who posted ten points and eight rebounds.
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Even though they lost, South Effingham smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Leading Camden County to victory were Caleb Reed and Mason Aikens. Reed had 21 points and six steals, while Aikens went 6 of 11 from beyond the arc on his way to 20 points. Those six steals gave Reed a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of John Bowick, who put up ten points and five rebounds.
South Effingham dropped their record down to 2-7 with the defeat, which was their third straight at home. As for Camden County, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-2.
South Effingham wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 54-46 win against Southeast Bulloch on the 14th. Camden County and Glynn Academy will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Camden County is facing Glynn Academy at the right time seeing as Glynn Academy is stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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