Basketball Game Preview: Charlottesville Black Knights vs. Orange County Fighting Hornets

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Previous Games

02/16/24 - Home	69-44 W
01/23/24 - Home	70-42 W
12/12/23 - Away	65-61 W
02/06/23 - Away	70-64 W
01/17/23 - Home	59-28 W
+ 5 more games

Charlottesville has gone 9-1 against Orange County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. Both will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m.

On Wednesday, Charlottesville was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 57-51 to Eastern View.

Meanwhile, Orange County didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Madison County on Wednesday, but they still walked away with a 40-35 win. The 40-point effort marked the Fighting Hornets' lowest-scoring match of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.

Orange County's victory bumped their record up to 4-1. As for Charlottesville, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-3.

Everything went Charlottesville's way against Orange County when the teams last played back in February, as Charlottesville made off with a 69-44 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Charlottesville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.