Nelson County is 0-8 against Gretna since November of 2014 but things could change on Friday. The Nelson County Governors will venture away from home to challenge the Gretna Hawks at 7:00 p.m.
Nelson County is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Altavista last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Nelson County had to suffer through a 50-12 loss at the hands of Altavista. The Governors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 28-6.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gretna). They breezed by William Campbell to the tune of 56-0 on Friday. The Hawks might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six contests by 24 points or more this season.
Gretna got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Rayshaun Logan out in front who threw for 252 yards and six touchdowns while completing 71.4% of his passes. Derek Tucker Jr helped Logan out on the ground, rushing for 137 yards and a touchdown on only seven carries.
Gretna was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 262 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
The victory (which was Gretna's third in a row) raised their record to 7-3. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.0 points per game. As for Nelson County, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 5-5.
Nelson County was dealt a bruising 38-6 defeat at the hands of Gretna in their previous matchup back in October. Can Nelson County avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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