The Nelson County Governors will venture away from home to square off against the Gretna Hawks at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Nelson County comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
Nelson County is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Dan River on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Nelson County had to suffer through a 48-17 loss at the hands of Dan River. The Governors were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 29-8.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Gretna). They blew past Altavista 73-41 on Friday. The Hawks haven't had any issues with the Colonels recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive victory against them.
Gretna's win came from a few key players Nelson County will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ashley Myers, who went 10 of 14 en route to 29 points and seven boards. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (83%). Another player making a difference was Chinara Miller, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 15 rebounds.
Nelson County's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Gretna, their win bumped their record up to 12-8.
Nelson County was taken down by Gretna 59-12 in their previous meeting back in January. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Nelson County was down 43-8.
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