Nelson County has been on the road for four straight, but on Thursday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Washington County Commanders at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. The pair are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Nelson County is headed into the match fresh off scoring the most runs they have all season. They were the clear victor by a 14-7 margin over Marion County on Tuesday. The high-flying hitting performance was a huge turnaround for Nelson County considering their two-run performance the contest before.
Noah Sekulski made a big impact no matter where he played. He pitched 3.2 innings while giving up no earned run off three hits. Sekulski was also stellar in the batter's box, scoring a run while going 2-for-4.
In other batting news, Nelson County let Deken Minter and Kaden Simpson loose on the outfield. Minter scored three runs while going 4-for-4, while Simpson went 3-for-4 with a home run, two runs, and two RBI. Another player making a difference was Brayden Mouser, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Washington County entered their tilt with Thomas Nelson with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their pitchers stepped up to hand the Generals a 7-0 shutout on Tuesday. Seven seems to be a good number for Washington County as the squad scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Nelson County's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 7-8. As for Washington County, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 7-7-1 record this season.
Nelson County might still be hurting after the 11-3 defeat they got from Washington County in their previous matchup back in May of 2023. Can Nelson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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