Rebels
| 04/15/25 vs Brunswick | 13 |
| 04/08/25 vs Harlem | 1 |
| 04/08/25 vs Harlem | 4 |
| 04/03/25 vs Statesboro | 10 |
| 04/03/25 vs Statesboro | 10 |
| + 24 more games |
The Effingham County Rebels will take on the Greenbrier Wolfpack at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Effingham County is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.1 runs per game this season.
Effingham County will bounce into Thursday's match after beating Brunswick, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Rebels came out on top against the Pirates by a score of 13-8 on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for the Rebels considering their one-run performance the contest before.
Travis LaFontaine looked comfortable as he tossed two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. He has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run any time he's pitched this season.
On the hitting side, Kaleb Pendley was a standout: he went 2-for-5 with one home run, three RBI, and two runs. The team also got some help courtesy of Will Floyd, who scored three runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
Effingham County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .424. The last time their batting average was this high was back in March.
Meanwhile, Greenbrier waltzed into their game on Tuesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They walked away with a 9-5 win over the Terrors.
Greenbrier's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-10. Those road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.8 runs over those games. As for Effingham County, their victory bumped their record up to 24-5.
Effingham County took their win against Greenbrier in their previous meeting back in March by a conclusive 8-2 score. Will the Rebels repeat their success, or do the Wolfpack have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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