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| 03/01/24 - Neutral | 47-45 W |
| 02/23/24 - Neutral | 75-64 W |
| 03/04/17 - Neutral | 61-59 W |
L.C. Bird is 3-0 against Albemarle since March of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The L.C. Bird Skyhawks will be playing at home against the Albemarle Patriots at 3:30 p.m. One thing working in L.C. Bird's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
L.C. Bird is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Manchester just ended the team's six-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 72-63 to the Lancers.
Meanwhile, Albemarle earned a 62-54 victory over Orange County on Friday. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Fighting Hornets are ranked 175th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Albemarle's win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29 points. As for L.C. Bird, their defeat was their first in the region, dropping their region record down to 9-1 and their overall record down to 11-3.
L.C. Bird skirted past Albemarle 47-45 in their previous meeting back in March of 2024. Will L.C. Bird repeat their success, or does Albemarle have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
