Western Albemarle has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Charlottesville Black Knights at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Western Albemarle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 7.7 runs per game this season.
In what's become a running theme this season, Western Albemarle gave their fans yet another huge win on Thursday. They were the clear victor by a 7-1 margin over Albemarle.
The team relied heavily on Aidan Carver-Woodson, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is on a roll when it comes to stolen bases, as he's now stolen at least one in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Miles, who scored two runs and stole a base while getting on base in all three of his plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Charlottesville narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Albemarle 7-5.
Western Albemarle has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Charlottesville, their win bumped their record up to 8-10.
Western Albemarle came out on top in a nail-biter against Charlottesville in their previous meeting back in April, sneaking past 5-3. The rematch might be a little tougher for Western Albemarle since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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