Halifax County has gone a perfect 10-0 against George Washington recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Wednesday. The Comets will face off against the Eagles at 6:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Halifax County has four straight victories, George Washington has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Halifax County barely beat Chatham the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Comets blew past the Cavaliers 11-1 on Monday. The Comets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won seven games by six runs or more this season.
Jay Farmer
| 04/21/25 vs Chatham | 2 |
| 04/17/25 @ Bassett | 2 |
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| 04/14/25 vs Martinsville | 1 |
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Jay Farmer was a standout: he went a perfect 2-for-2 with two runs, one triple, and one double. He is becoming a predictor of Halifax County's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 6-7 when he doesn't). Jaharie Edmonds was another key player, going a perfect 3-for-3 with three stolen bases and two runs.
Halifax County was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .560. The last time their batting average was this high was was before the start of last season.
Tunstall hit George Washington with a seven-run third inning on Tuesday, which goes a long way in explaining the final result. The Eagles came up short against the Trojans, falling 13-1.
George Washington saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Jackson Dietz, who went 1-for-2 with one double and one RBI.
Halifax County pushed their record up to 9-7 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 10.5 runs over those games. As for George Washington, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Everything went Halifax County's way against George Washington in their previous meeting back in April of 2024, as Halifax County made off with a 13-0 win. Do the Comets have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Eagles turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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