Baseball Game Preview: Nelsonville-York Buckeyes vs. Wellston Golden Rockets

The Nelsonville-York Buckeyes will take on the Wellston Golden Rockets at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nelsonville-York is coming into the matchup on a five-game losing streak.

Athens hit Nelsonville-York with a five-run fifth inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Buckeyes came up short against the Bulldogs, falling 10-4.

Logan Meeks

Stolen Base

05/13/25 vs Athens	1
05/09/25 vs Belpre	1
04/30/25 @ Wellston	1
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Logan Meeks was cooking despite his team's loss, going 3-for-4 with one stolen base, two RBI, and one run. He has been hot for a while, having posted at least one stolen base the last ten times he's played.

Meanwhile, Wellston fell victim to Paint Valley and their airtight pitching crew on Friday. They took a 5-0 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats. The Golden Rockets' defeat signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.

Wellston's loss dropped their record down to 12-8. As for Nelsonville-York, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.

Nelsonville-York couldn't quite get it done against Wellston in their previous matchup back in April as they fell 4-1. Can the Buckeyes avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.