Albemarle is 2-8 against North Stanly since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Albemarle Bulldogs will head out on the road to square off against the North Stanly Comets at 7:30 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.
Albemarle is headed into Friday's contest looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 16th straight game dating back to last season on Saturday. They had to suffer through a 73-32 loss at the hands of College Prep & Leadership Academy. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 631st, while the Royals are ranked 135th).
Meanwhile, after a string of six wins, North Stanly's good fortune finally ran out on Friday. They fell 66-57 to Mount Pleasant.
North Stanly's defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 14-2. As for Albemarle, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Albemarle came up short against North Stanly in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 76-69. Can Albemarle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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