South Effingham waltzed into their match on Wednesday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They walked away with a 20-12 win over the St. Vincent's Saints. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 35th, while the Saints are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
The critical scores for South Effingham came from Morgan Hetzel, Malaya Signal, and Karianna Dorsey.
South Effingham didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Hetzel and Haylee Tater.
South Effingham pushed their record up to 5-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. As for St. Vincent's, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
South Effingham wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 41-0 win against Bryan County on the 30th. As for St. Vincent's, they will head out on the road to square off against Savannah Christian at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. St. Vincent's defense has only allowed 12.9 points per game this season, so Savannah Christian's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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