Albemarle and Western Albemarle are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2022, but not for long. The Albemarle Patriots are taking a road trip to challenge the Western Albemarle Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Western Albemarle will be up against a hot Albemarle squad: the team just extended their winning streak to eight. Albemarle simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Goochland 93-42. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Western Albemarle). They breezed by Louisa County to the tune of 84-28 on Tuesday. The win was nothing new for the Warriors as they're now sitting on three straight.
Western Albemarle's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.2 points per game. As for Albemarle, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Albemarle couldn't quite finish off Western Albemarle when the teams last played back in December of 2024 and fell 59-57. Can Albemarle avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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