Orange County lost against Albemarle back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Orange County Fighting Hornets fell 62-54 to the Albemarle Patriots. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Patriots are ranked 23rd).
Orange County dropped their record down to 10-9 with the defeat, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Albemarle, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Orange County will head out to take on Western Albemarle at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Albemarle, they will venture away from home to challenge L.C. Bird at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. L.C. Bird knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Albemarle likes a good challenge.
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