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Effingham County girls put losing streak behind them, 'starting to buy in'
Destiney Walls (14) of the Lady Rebels gets fouled by the Lady Yellow Jackets’ Katy Fuller on Dec. 30.
- photo by Mark Lastinger/staff
By Donald Heath
Special for the Effingham Herald
SPRINGFIELD — Effingham County’s girls went 374 days without a basketball victory, but in the space of 24 hours they won twice.
The Rebels (2-8) capped a happy holiday break by defeating Bryan County 47-30 on Dec. 29 and Southeast Bulloch 30-27 on Dec. 30 to snap a 22-game losing streak.