Warriors
| 04/22/25 vs Monticello | 3 |
| 04/18/25 @ Orange County | 5 |
| 04/17/25 @ Goochland | 10 |
| 04/15/25 vs Fluvanna County | 10 |
| 04/08/25 vs Hanover | 2 |
| + 4 more games |
Western Albemarle is 9-1 against Charlottesville since April of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Thursday. The Warriors will face off against the Black Knights at 6:30 p.m. Western Albemarle is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.1 runs per game this season.
Western Albemarle took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. Their pitcher stepped up to hand Monticello a 3-0 shutout.
Not much got past Jack Parkins, who gave up just four hits to keep Monticello off the board.
On the hitting side, Western Albemarle saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Odin Erickson, who went a perfect 1-for-1 with two RBI and one double. Those RBI marked the first that Erickson has brought in this season.
Meanwhile, Charlottesville hadn't done well against Albemarle recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Black Knights narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Patriots 3-1. While the Black Knights didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.
Andrew Cullinan made a big impact no matter where he played. He struck out six batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off six hits. Cullinan was also big at the plate, going 2-for-3 with one double and one RBI.
Western Albemarle is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 7.0 runs over those games. As for Charlottesville, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-2.
Western Albemarle was able to grind out a solid win over Charlottesville in their previous matchup back in May of 2024, winning 6-3. Will the Warriors repeat their success, or do the Black Knights have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
