Baseball Preview: Nelson County Governors vs. Chatham Cavaliers
Nelson County is 0-10 against Chatham since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Nelson County Governors will head out on the road to challenge the Chatham Cavaliers at 5:30 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Nelson County is is headed into Friday's game looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Tuesday. They took a 9-4 hit to the loss column at the hands of Dan River.
Ty Mauer put in work no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, pitching 2.1 innings while giving up no earned run off two hits. Mauer was also big at the plate, going 1-for-3 with a stolen base and two RBI. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played.
Mauer wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was Kevin Knight, who scored two runs while going 2-for-4.
Meanwhile, Chatham was not able to break out of their rough patch on Wednesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They suffered a rough 11-5 defeat at the hands of Altavista.
Nelson County now has a losing record at 6-7. As for Chatham, they now have a losing record at 5-6.
Nelson County couldn't quite finish off Chatham in their previous matchup back in March and fell 2-0. Can Nelson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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