Appomattox County and Nelson County are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2019, but not for long. The Appomattox County Raiders will take on the Nelson County Governors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Friday, Appomattox County didn't have quite enough to beat Heritage and fell 37-34.
Meanwhile, Nelson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 27th straight loss dating back to last season. They were outmatched by Rappahannock County and fell 65-12. While losing is never fun, the Governors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 357th, while Rappahannock County are ranked 158th).
Nelson County's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Appomattox County, they dropped their record down to 3-6 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Everything came up roses for Appomattox County against Nelson County in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 52-14 win. Will Appomattox County repeat their success, or does Nelson County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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