Albemarle hasn't had much luck against Fluvanna County recently, but that could start to change on Monday. The Patriots are taking a road trip to take on the Flying Flucos at 6:00 p.m. The two teams each escaped (but just barely!) with wins against their previous opponents.
Albemarle let Monticello stack four runs on them in the seventh inning on Friday but luckily Albemarle prevailed anyway. The Patriots came out on top in a nail-biter against the Mustangs, sneaking past 8-7. The win continues a trend for the Patriots in their matchups with the Mustangs: they've now won five in a row.
Meanwhile, Fluvanna County waltzed into their game last Thursday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They had just enough and edged out the Warriors 4-2. Four seems to be a good number for the Flying Flucos as the team scooped up a victory with the same number of runs in their previous game.
Fluvanna County's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-4. The home victories came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 8.0 runs over those games. As for Albemarle, they picked up their first road win, bumping their record up to 5-12.
Albemarle came up short against Fluvanna County when the teams last played last Tuesday, falling 4-1. Can the Patriots avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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