Effingham County has gone 8-2 against Statesboro recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Effingham County Rebels will be playing at home against the Statesboro Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Effingham County's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last six matches.
Effingham County will head into Friday's game having proved themselves against Glynn Academy: Effingham County took a 46-point defeat the last time they faced off against Glynn Academy, but they managed to turn things around on Friday. Effingham County sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 45-43 win over Glynn Academy.
It was another big night for Tucker Perkins, who threw for 387 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 16.1 yards per attempt. He is becoming a predictor of Effingham County's success: when he posts at least 250 passing yards the team is 3-1 (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Lamar Roberts was Perkins' top target, picking up 131 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Effingham County was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 261 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, Statesboro posted their biggest victory since November 3, 2023 on Friday. They blew past South Effingham, posting a 41-7 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Blue Devils.
Statesboro found their leader in freshman Beckham Jarrard, who threw for 243 yards and five touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Keon Childers, who picked up 77 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Effingham County is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. As for Statesboro, their victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-4.
Effingham County didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Statesboro in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, but they still walked away with a 24-19 win. Will Effingham County repeat their success, or does Statesboro have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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