Football Game Preview: McLean Highlanders vs. Yorktown Patriots

McLean is 1-9 against Yorktown since October of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Highlanders will look to defend their home field against the Patriots at 7:00 p.m. McLean will aim to continue their three-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.

McLean is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down Edison 29-12 on Friday. The Highlanders haven't had any issues with the Eagles recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.

Christian McNeill

Passing Yards

09/19/25 @ Edison	299
09/12/25 @ Falls Church	173
08/28/25 vs Chantilly	110
10/18/24 vs Herndon	69
10/10/24 @ Yorktown	12
+ 3 more games

McLean's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Christian McNeill led the charge by throwing for 299 yards and four touchdowns while picking up 12.5 yards per attempt. That's the most passing yards McNeill has posted since back in September of 2024. McLean's leading receiver Steven Conroy was McNeill's top target yet again, picking up 126 receiving yards and three TDs.

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Yorktown, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. In a tight matchup that could have gone either way, they made off with a 21-20 win over Langley.

McLean's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-3. As for Yorktown, the win got them back to even at 2-2.

McLean was dealt a bruising 39-7 loss at the hands of Yorktown in their previous meeting back in October of 2024. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point the Highlanders were down 36-0.