The Altavista Colonels will face off against the Nelson County Governors at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Altavista has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the matchup with three straight losses, while Nelson County will come in with six straight wins.
Altavista came up short against Dan River on Monday, falling 92-68. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (62), the Colonels still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Nelson County ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They managed a 61-55 victory over Dan River.
Nelson County's win came from a few key players Altavista will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Colton Ward, who dropped a double-double with 22 points and 13 rebounds. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Nelson County's points. Bryce Giles was another key player, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 15 boards.
Nelson County pushed their record up to 14-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points over those games. As for Altavista, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-10.
Altavista took a serious blow against Nelson County when the teams last played back in January, falling 89-60. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Ward, who dropped a double-double with 33 points and ten rebounds. Now that Altavista knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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