Nelson County is 2-8 against Amherst County since March of 2018 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Nelson County Governors will look to defend their home field against the Amherst County Lancers at 7:30 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty run totals in their previous games.
Nelson County is looking to give their home crowd another W after opening their season at home on Wednesday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Buffalo Gap 12-11. The Governors haven't had any issues with the Bison recently, as the game was their third consecutive win against them.
George Knight was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he pitched three innings while giving up just one earned (and two unearned) runs off one hit. Knight was even better at the plate, going 3-for-4 with three runs, one triple, and two RBI. That's the most RBI he has posted since back in March of 2024.
Sawyer Jackson
| 03/19/25 vs Buffalo Gap | 3 |
| 05/08/24 vs Dan River | 2 |
| 04/23/24 @ Dan River | 2 |
| 04/10/24 @ Buffalo Gap | 2 |
| 05/03/24 @ Parry McCluer | 1 |
In other batting news, Sawyer Jackson was incredible, going 3-for-4 with four RBI, one run, and one double. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in hits. The team also got some help courtesy of Brody Clements, who scored a run while going 1-for-4.
Meanwhile, while Amherst County put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for George Washington. Everything went Amherst County's way against George Washington as Amherst County made off with a 16-0 victory.
Nelson County skirted past Amherst County 2-0 when the teams last played back in March of 2024. Will Nelson County repeat their success, or does Amherst County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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