Albemarle was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were two runs away from ending the streak, but they lost a 4-2 heartbreaker at the hands of the Louisa County Lions. That's two games in a row now that the Patriots have lost by exactly two runs.
Albemarle's loss dropped their record down to 3-6. As for Louisa County, the win got them back to even at 4-4.
Albemarle and Louisa County could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Virginia Rankings. The Patriots (ranked 191st) will meet Towson (ranked sixth) at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Louisa County will challenge Powhatan at 6:00 p.m. on Monday with a big rank disadvantage (226 vs. 54).
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