The Effingham County Rebels will challenge the South Effingham Mustangs at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average, (Effingham County 4.1, South Effingham 3.3) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Effingham County is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Savannah Christian just ended the team's nine-game winning streak on Friday. They fell just short of the Raiders by a score of 13-12. The pitching woes were uncharacteristic for the Rebels, who until this matchup were averaging 4.07 runs allowed.
Effingham County got a good showing from Sean Etzle, who pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. That one hit allowed gave Etzle a new career-low.
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On the hitting side, Aiden Garcia made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went a perfect 4-for-4 with four RBI, two runs, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Newton Kieffer, who went 2-for-4 with one home run and three RBI.
Meanwhile, Friday just wasn't the day for South Effingham's offense. They fell just short of Islands by a score of 1-0 on Friday. Having soared to a lofty 13 runs in the game before, the Mustangs' shutout was a dramatic turnaround.
South Effingham's loss dropped their record down to 8-4. As for Effingham County, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-2.
Effingham County beat South Effingham 5-2 in their previous meeting on Monday. Will Effingham County repeat their success, or does South Effingham have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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