The Gretna Hawks will venture away from home to take on the Nelson County Governors at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Gretna is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Altavista 83-62 on Friday. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 68th, while the Colonels are ranked 216th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Nelson County entered their tilt with Dan River on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They came within six points of losing the streak, but they secured a 61-55 W against the Wildcats.
Nelson County's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 14-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points over those games. As for Gretna, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-4.
Gretna beat Nelson County 59-46 in their previous meeting back in January. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nelson County's Colton Ward, who dropped a double-double on 22 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Gretna still be able to contain Ward? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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