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| 12/19/18 - Home | 68-66 W |
| 12/03/18 - Away | 56-42 W |
| 12/19/17 - Home | 57-34 W |
| 12/04/17 - Away | 53-48 W |
| 12/19/16 - Away | 57-50 W |
| 12/07/16 - Home | 48-40 W |
Nelson County is 6-0 against Rappahannock County since December of 2016 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Nelson County Governors will venture away from home to take on Rappahannock County at 5:30 p.m. Nelson County is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.9 points per game this season.
Having struggled with three losses in a row, Nelson County turned things around against Sherando on Monday. They managed a 55-49 win over the Warriors. While the Governors didn't have the best season last year (they finished 7-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Nelson County's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Bryce Giles led the charge by dropping a double-double on 26 points and 12 boards. Colton Ward was another key player, dropping a double-double on 14 points and 12 boards.
Nelson County smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in nine consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Rappahannock County came up short against Central Woodstock on Friday and fell 49-40. While losing is never fun, Rappahannock County can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 240th, while Central Woodstock is ranked 43rd).
Nelson County's victory bumped their record up to 6-3. As for Rappahannock County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-3.
Nelson County came out on top in a nail-biter against Rappahannock County in their previous meeting back in December of 2018, sneaking past 68-66. The rematch might be a little tougher for Nelson County since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
