The Effingham County Rebels will challenge the Brunswick Pirates at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Effingham County didn't have quite enough to beat New Hampstead and fell 47-44. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Friday (41), the Rebels still had to take the loss.
Despite the defeat, Effingham County got top-tier performance from Tucker Perkins, who threw for 409 yards and three touchdowns while completing 79.2% of his passes. Kris Swinney also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Even though they lost, Effingham County was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 501 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, everything came up roses for Brunswick on the road against Wayne County last Friday as the squad secured a 49-7 win. Given the Pirates' advantage in MaxPreps' Georgia football rankings (they are ranked 49th, while the Yellow Jackets are ranked 173rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Effingham County's loss dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Brunswick, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Effingham County skirted past Brunswick 31-28 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Brunswick's Grant Moore, who threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns on only 16 passes, and also rushed for 70 yards and a touchdown. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Effingham County still be able to contain Moore? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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