Effingham County was held in check for four innings, but some costly errors and timely hitting allowed the Rebels to get past Statesboro by a count of 5-3 Saturday afternoon at Mill Creek Regional Park. Trey Robinson and Chris Lusted both pitched well for the Blue Devils (6-6, 2-2 Region 2-AAAA), but three unearned runs doomed Statesboro in a game that was otherwise played solidly on both sides. “It kind of boiled down to a freebie war today,” said Statesboro coach Chris Bishop. “(Effingham) was a little more sound in their execution and they were able to pull out the win.”