The South Effingham Mustangs soccer team is headed to the Class AAA state playoffs again.
This time, they’re going as the No. 4 seed after falling 1-0 to Benedictine in the Region 3-AAA playoffs on Friday. The Cadets’ Felipe Carbonell netted the game’s only goal, sending the Mustangs on the road for a first-round state playoff matchup with Cairo on April 24.
Richmond Hill won the region championship and the No. 1 seed in the state playoffs, beating Harlem 5-1 in the title game.
The Mustangs (7-8) earned a spot in the state playoffs with their 3-2 win over Thomson on Wednesday. They finished the region regular season schedule with a 1-0 win over Liberty County.
The Lady Mustangs fell 1-0 to Bluffton (S.C.) on Friday, with the Lady Bobcats’ April Cathcart scoring the game’s lone goal. The Lady Mustangs’ shot at a return to the state playoffs ended with a 2-1 loss to Cross Creek last Tuesday.