Nelson County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their 33rd straight defeat dating back to last season. They had to suffer through a 56-6 loss at the hands of the Chatham Cavaliers. 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 397th, while the Cavaliers are ranked 167th).
Sydney Ward was her usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 25 points and 18 rebounds for Chatham. Ward has been hot for a while, having posted ten or more boards the last ten times she's played. Another player making a difference was Jakiyah Giggetts, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds.
Nelson County's loss dropped their record down to 0-14. As for Chatham, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Nelson County didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 32-18 defeat against William Campbell on the 31st. Chatham has also already played their next matchup (against Patrick County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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