The Effingham County Rebels will square off against the Savannah Country Day Hornets at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Effingham County has six straight victories, Savannah Country Day has eight straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
If Effingham County beats Savannah Country Day with eight runs on Saturday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two games with that exact score. Effingham County had just enough and edged out Islands 8-7 on Thursday. While the Rebels didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Dylan Huntley tossed a big game, not allowing a single earned run and allowed only a hit while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched. That's the fewest hits he has allowed since back in March of 2024.
Ryan Wells
| 02/27/25 vs Islands | 3 |
| 04/05/24 @ Brunswick | 2 |
| 02/19/24 @ Statesboro | 2 |
| 02/25/25 @ Camden County | 1 |
| 02/15/25 vs Appling County | 1 |
On the hitting side, Ryan Wells was excellent, going 1-for-3 with three RBI and one triple. Those three RBI gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Newton Kieffer, who got on base in three of his four plate appearances with one double and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Savannah Country Day didn't have quite enough to beat Camden County on Friday and fell 4-2.
Brooks Kleinpeter made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and scored a run and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances. He also put up a stolen base, which was his first of the season.
Effingham County pushed their record up to 9-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. As for Savannah Country Day, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Savannah Country Day's pitching crew has a crucial task ahead of them: Effingham County hasn't had any issues making contact this season, having earned a batting average of .355. It's a different story for Savannah Country Day, though, as they've only averaged .161. Will they be able to contain Effingham County's hitters? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other baseball content.
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