The Western Albemarle Warriors will take on the Orange County Fighting Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Western Albemarle has struggled recently with six losses in a row, while Orange County will arrive with four straight wins.
Western Albemarle's offense might be in the hot seat on Friday considering what happened against Louisa County on Thursday. They were dealt a 40-0 defeat at the hands of the Lions. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 277th, while the Lions are ranked 136th).
Meanwhile, Orange County won against Albemarle on Saturday with 43 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Everything went Orange County's way against Albemarle as Orange County made off with a 43-20 victory. The result was nothing new for the Fighting Hornets, who have now won four games by 23 points or more so far this season.
Western Albemarle's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Orange County, their win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-1.
Western Albemarle suffered a grim 28-7 defeat to Orange County when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Can Western Albemarle avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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