Basketball Recap: Appomattox County Piles Up the Points Against Nelson County

Appomattox County posted their biggest victory since January 30, 2024 on Tuesday. They claimed a resounding 52-16 win over the Nelson County Governors. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 193rd, while the Governors are ranked 397th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

02/04/25 vs Nelson County	52-16
01/28/25 vs Gretna	61-58
01/24/25 vs Dan River	51-37
01/22/25 vs Cumberland	61-43
01/21/25 vs Rustburg	48-40
+ 4 more games

Appomattox County pushed their record up to 12-7 with the victory, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.2 points per game. As for Nelson County, they are on a 35-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.

Appomattox County has already played their next game (against Chatham), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Nelson County will be playing in front of their home fans against Dan River at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nelson County is facing Dan River at the right time seeing as Dan River is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.