The South Effingham Mustangs will square off against the Statesboro Blue Devils at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. South Effingham will be strutting in after a victory while Statesboro will be coming in after a defeat.
Statesboro will be up against a hot South Effingham team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. South Effingham came out on top against Brunswick by a score of 3-1 on Monday. Given the Mustangs' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia soccer rankings (they are ranked 156th, while the Pirates are ranked 313th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to four goals the game before, Statesboro was a bit more limited in their contest on Friday. They lost 11-1 to First Presbyterian Day.
South Effingham's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-3. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 17 goals over those three games. As for Statesboro, their loss dropped their record down to 5-5.
South Effingham took their victory against Statesboro when the teams last played back in February by a conclusive 4-1. Does South Effingham have another victory up their sleeve, or will Statesboro turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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