Statesboro has enjoyed a four-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will venture away from home to take on the South Effingham Mustangs at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Statesboro's defense has only allowed 11.7 points per game this season, so South Effingham's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Statesboro is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Southeast Bulloch on Wednesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Statesboro wound up with the same score they had in their last game (20-0), but sadly the team found themselves on the wrong side of the score this time. While losing is never fun, they can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked second).
Meanwhile, South Effingham earned a 19-12 victory over Jenkins on Tuesday.
South Effingham pushed their record up to 9-3 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 4.0 points per game. As for Statesboro, they now have a losing record at 3-4.
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