South Effingham is 1-7 against Brunswick since October of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The South Effingham Mustangs will welcome the Brunswick Pirates at 7:30 p.m.
South Effingham is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their ninth straight game dating back to last season on Friday. They took a blow against Statesboro, falling 41-7.
Meanwhile, Brunswick entered their tilt with Lakeside last Friday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Panthers 61-34. The Pirates might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matches by 22 points or more this season.
Grant Moore and William Heck were among the main playmakers for Brunswick as the former threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns while completing 88.2% of his passes and the latter rushed for 177 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 7.7 yards per carry. The dominant performance also gave Moore a new career-high in rushing yards (97). Heze Kent was another key player, gaining 138 total yards and two touchdowns.
Brunswick didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Sekhi Ashley and J'Shawn Towns. Towns is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made six or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Brunswick was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 425 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 224 rushing yards in eight consecutive matchups.
South Effingham's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Brunswick, they pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
South Effingham might still be hurting after the 38-14 loss they got from Brunswick in their previous meeting back in October of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Brunswick's Jamarious Towns, who rushed for 162 yards and a touchdown on only ten carries. Now that South Effingham knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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