Baseball Recap: Halifax County Wins Going Away Against George Washington

Comets

Margin (Wins)

04/23/25 @ George Washington	16
04/04/25 vs Adena	15
04/14/25 vs Martinsville	13
03/17/25 @ Randolph-Henry	12
04/21/25 vs Chatham	10

While Halifax County put up plenty of runs on Wednesday, the same can't be said for George Washington. The Comets were the clear victors by a 16-0 margin over the Eagles. Considering the Comets have won eight matches by more than five runs this season, Wednesday's blowout was nothing new.

Jay Farmer made a splash while hitting and pitching. He pitched two innings while giving up no earned runs off two hits. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in strikeouts (four). He was also stellar in the batter's box, going 2-for-4 with three RBI, two runs, and one double. Halifax County is undefeated when Farmer posts two or more runs, but 6-7 otherwise.

In other batting news, Ryder Milam was a standout: he went 2-for-3 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI. He also hit a double, marking his first of the season. Bailee Henderson was another key player, going a perfect 1-for-1 with two runs, one stolen base, and two RBI.

Halifax County always had someone on base and finished the game having posted an OBP of .650. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their OBP total in three consecutive contests.

Halifax County is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-7 record this season. Those wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 2.4 runs on average over those games. As for George Washington, they are on an 11-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-7.

Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Halifax County will venture away from home to challenge Tunstall at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. The Trojans' pitching crew has only allowed 1.8 runs per game this season, so the Comets' hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for George Washington, they will head out on the road to take on Bassett at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. The Eagles are facing the Bengals at the right time seeing as the Bengals are stuck on a three-game losing streak.