With a playoff game on the line, South Effingham rose to the challenge on Thursday. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the East Paulding Raiders 5-3. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Mustangs have posted since September 24th.
Izzy Wilkins spent all seven innings on the mound, and it's clear why: she surrendered only one earned (and two unearned) runs on five hits and racked up eight Ks. She has been nothing but reliable: she hasn't given up more than one earned run in three consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Justine Nevels was excellent, going 1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI. Sydney Minshall was another key player, scoring a run while getting on base in three of her four plate appearances.
South Effingham didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with eight strikeouts. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as East Paulding only tossed four.
South Effingham has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 22-6 record this season. As for East Paulding, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 27-9.
South Effingham wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next game, a 12-4 defeat against Effingham County on the 1st. East Paulding does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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