Nansemond River waltzed into their matchup on Wednesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They walked away with a 5-2 victory over the Churchland Truckers.
Nansemond River got a great performance from Ian Wilcox as he struck out nine batters over six innings while giving up just one earned (and one unearned) run off six hits. Wilcox is becoming a predictor of the Warriors' success: when he allows at most one earned run the team is undefeated (and 4-10 when he doesn't).
Buddy Baker
| 05/06/25 @ Deep Creek | 4 |
| 04/25/25 @ Greenbrier Christian Academy | 3 |
| 04/03/25 vs Deep Creek | 3 |
| 04/01/25 @ Jamestown | 3 |
| 05/07/25 @ Churchland | 2 |
| + 7 more games |
On the hitting side, the team relied heavily on Buddy Baker, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and one RBI. He has become a key player for Nansemond River: the team is 6-1 when he posts at least two runs, but 1-9 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Jackson Martin, who went 1-for-3 with three RBI and one run.
Nansemond River pushed their record up to 7-10 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The road victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 14.7 runs over those games. As for Churchland, their defeat was their first of the season and makes their record 7-1.
Coming up, Nansemond River will venture away from home to challenge Lakeland at 5:45 p.m. on Thursday. As for Churchland, they will welcome Norview at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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