Albemarle won the last time they faced Orange County and things went their way on Friday too. The Albemarle Patriots walked away with a 62-54 victory over the Orange County Fighting Hornets. Given the Patriots' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 23rd, while the Fighting Hornets are ranked 175th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Patriots
| 01/31/25 vs Orange County | 62-54 |
| 01/21/25 vs Goochland | 93-42 |
| 01/17/25 vs Monticello | 71-28 |
| 01/13/25 vs Louisa County | 85-49 |
| 01/04/25 vs Midlothian | 75-41 |
| + 2 more games |
Albemarle pushed their record up to 16-3 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29 points. As for Orange County, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 10-9 record this season.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Albemarle will challenge L.C. Bird at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in L.C. Bird's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests. Orange County has already played their next game (against Western Albemarle), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
