The Nelson County Governors will head out on the road to challenge the Appomattox County Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Nelson County knows how to get goals on the board -- the squad has finished with four goals or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Appomattox County likes a good challenge.
Nelson County's defense heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. They put the hurt on Dan River with a sharp 8-0 win. Give Nelson County's defense some credit: that's the team's sixth straight shutout.
They hit Dan River with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Clara Moldenhauer (3), Hanna Rivera (3), Erin Hatfield, and Lilly Perry.
Meanwhile, for the first time since back in April, Appomattox County was forced to settle for a draw on Wednesday. Neither they nor Altavista could gain the upper hand so the two teams had to settle for a 2-2 draw.
Nelson County has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-3-1 record this season. The victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they scored 74 goals over those ten games. Appomattox County's draw makes their record 4-7-3 this season.
Nelson County took their win against Appomattox County in their previous meeting two weeks ago by a conclusive 7-0 score. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Governors since the team won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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