Brunswick is 0-10 against South Effingham since September of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Brunswick Pirates will welcome the South Effingham Mustangs at 5:30 p.m.
Brunswick's hitters might be in the hot seat on Tuesday considering what happened against Statesboro on Thursday. They came up short against the Blue Devils, falling 14-0. The matchup marked the first time this year in which the Pirates were not able to get on the board.
Meanwhile, South Effingham waltzed into their contest on Thursday with five straight wins... but they left with six. Their pitcher stepped up to hand the Tigers a 17-0 shutout. The result was nothing new for the Mustangs, who have now won four games by 12 runs or more so far this season.
South Effingham let Justine Nevels and Danni Lynn loose on the outfield. Nevels went 2-for-3 with three RBI, a triple, and a run, while Lynn scored a run while going 2-for-3. The team also got some help courtesy of Kenzie Ergle, who scored three runs while going 1-for-2.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, South Effingham hit smart and finished the game with only one strikeout. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now struck out at most three strikeouts in five consecutive matches.
This is the second loss in a row for Brunswick and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for South Effingham, they pushed their record up to 7-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Brunswick suffered a grim 11-2 defeat to South Effingham in their previous matchup back in September of 2023. Can Brunswick avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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