South Effingham played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were beaten by the Toombs County Bulldogs 55-8. 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 288th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 99th).
Even if they lost, South Effingham's defensive line still kept up the pressure with 3.5 sacks. Corey Woods was especially locked on to Toombs County's QB and sacked him twice.
Justin Powell had a dynamite game For Toombs County., rushing for 119 yards and three TDs on only nine carries. Those 119 rushing yards gave Powell a new career-high. Another rusher making a difference was Donterrius Mincey, who rushed for 62 yards and a pair of scores.
South Effingham's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Toombs County, the victory was the ninth in a row (dating back to last season) for them, bringing their record up to 3-0.
South Effingham will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Lakeside at 7:30 p.m. on the 12th. The contest will give the Mustangs their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Toombs County, they didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 49-28 defeat against Rome on the 5th.
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