The Evans Knights will head out to face off against the South Effingham Mustangs at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Evans and six for South Effingham dating back to last season.
Evans is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Effingham County on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Evans was beaten by Effingham County 35-7. The Knights were down 28-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, South Effingham fell victim to Glynn Academy and their airtight defense on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Terrors, falling 31-0. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Terrors are ranked 129th).
Evans now has a losing record at 2-3. As for South Effingham, their loss dropped their record down to 0-5.
Evans strolled past South Effingham in their previous meeting back in November of 2023 by a score of 35-20. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was South Effingham's Aubrey Heath, who rushed for 52 yards and a touchdown, and also picked up 40 receiving yards. Now that he won't be playing on Monday, will it be easier for Evans to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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