Charlottesville and Western Albemarle are an even 4-4-2 against one another since April of 2018, but likely not for long. The Charlottesville Black Knights will head out on the road to challenge the Western Albemarle Warriors at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
Charlottesville is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Virginia's top teams: Albemarle, who was ranked 23rd in their home state at the time (Charlottesville was ranked 25th). Both teams finished up on equal footing with a 2-2 draw. The result (or lack thereof) was the first time Charlottesville has been dealt a draw since back in March.
Abas Noor was the only thing that stood between Charlottesville and a shutout considering he scored both of Charlottesville's goals. With that big game he's now up to six goals this season.
Meanwhile, Western Albemarle put another one in the bag on Monday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 5-3 win over Monticello. The score was all tied up 1-1 at the break, but Western Albemarle was the better team in the second half.
Charlottesville's draw gives them a new season record of 4-1-2. As for Western Albemarle, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-0.
Charlottesville came up short against Western Albemarle in their previous meeting back in May of 2023, falling 3-1. Can Charlottesville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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