Basketball Game Preview: Western Albemarle Warriors vs. Liberty Christian Bulldogs

The Western Albemarle Warriors will take on the Liberty Christian Bulldogs at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

If Western Albemarle beats Liberty Christian with 65 points on Wednesday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Western Albemarle beat Monticello on Monday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 65-42. The win was familiar territory for the Warriors, who have now won three contests in a row.

Meanwhile, with a playoff win on the line, Liberty Christian rose to the challenge on Monday. They put the hurt on the Green Hornets with a sharp 74-53 victory. The win was familiar territory for the Bulldogs, who have now won four games in a row.

Liberty Christian pushed their record up to 20-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points over those games. As for Western Albemarle, their win bumped their record up to 19-5.

Western Albemarle skirted past Liberty Christian 39-37 in their previous matchup back in February of 2020. Does Western Albemarle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Liberty Christian turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.