The Nansemond River Warriors are taking a road trip to square off against the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Saints at 4:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Nansemond River has struggled recently with three defeats in a row, while Nansemond-Suffolk Academy will arrive with eight straight victories.
Nansemond River came into this matchup off a tough nine-run loss on Thursday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Salem by a score of 5-3 on Friday.
Nansemond River saw seven different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Logan Greenwood, who went 2-for-3 with three stolen bases and one run. Another was Ashlyn Pociask, who went 1-for-3 with one stolen base, one double, and one RBI.
Meanwhile, Nansemond-Suffolk Academy made easy work of Currituck County on Friday and carried off a 15-1 win. The Saints might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won ten matchups by six runs or more this season.
Nansemond-Suffolk Academy's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 12-4. Those road wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.3 runs on average over those games. As for Nansemond River, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.
Nansemond River suffered a grim 11-0 defeat to Nansemond-Suffolk Academy in their previous meeting back in April of 2024. Can the Warriors avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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