Baseball Game Preview: Charlottesville Black Knights vs. Western Albemarle Warriors

Charlottesville hasn't had much luck against Western Albemarle recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Black Knights will challenge the Warriors at 6:30 p.m. Charlottesville is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season.

Charlottesville had to skate by with only a two-run margin when they last took the field, which might have inspired the nine-run drubbing they dealt Louisa County on Monday. The Black Knights were the clear victors by an 11-2 margin over the Lions.

Meanwhile, while it was Western Albemarle who put the first runs on the board on Friday, it was Goochland who put up more. The Warriors fell just short of the Bulldogs by a score of 5-3. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Western Albemarle got a good showing from Smith Winslow, who tossed four innings while giving up just two earned runs off three hits.

On the hitting side, Julian Miles made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 3-for-4 with two stolen bases and three runs. Tyler Williams also deserves some recognition as he hit his first double of the season.

Charlottesville is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games. That's provided a nice bump to their 11-6 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.4 runs over those games. As for Western Albemarle, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.

Charlottesville suffered a grim 13-7 defeat to Western Albemarle in their previous meeting back in April. Can the Black Knights avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.