Appomattox County has gone a perfect 10-0 against Nelson County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Raiders will square off against the Governors at 7:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Appomattox County has five straight wins, Nelson County has eight straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Appomattox County's pitching crew heads into the match hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Saturday. They blew past Alleghany 6-0. The Raiders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three games by six runs or more this season.
Chloe Vaughan
| 04/05/25 @ Alleghany | 15 |
| 04/02/25 @ Amherst County | 7 |
| 03/27/25 @ Randolph-Henry | 6 |
| 03/24/25 vs Buckingham | 7 |
| 03/21/25 @ Rustburg | 13 |
Not much got past Chloe Vaughan, who gave up just two hits and racked up 15 Ks to keep Alleghany off the board. Vaughan has been consistent : she hasn't tossed less than six strikeouts in five consecutive appearances.
At the plate, Paisley Mann was incredible, going 2-for-3 with one home run, three RBI, and one double. That's the most RBI she has posted since back in May of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Hamilton, who went 1-for-3 with one home run.
Mann wasn't the only one working in the home run department: Appomattox County lost a few balls and finished the game with two home runs. That's the most home runs they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Nelson County fought the good fight in their extra-innings contest against William Campbell on Thursday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 8-4 to the Generals. On the bright side, the four- run effort marked the Governors' highest-scoring match to date.
Appomattox County pushed their record up to 6-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. The road wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 6.8 runs over those games. As for Nelson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Appomattox County's way against Nelson County in their previous matchup back in April of 2024, as Appomattox County made off with a 17-0 victory. Do the Raiders have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Governors turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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