Football Game Preview: South Lakes Seahawks vs. Herndon Hornets + How To Watch

South Lakes is 9-1 against Herndon since October of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that dominance on Saturday. After each having a week off, the two teams will shake off the cobwebs and hit the field against one another at 1:00 p.m. Herndon took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on South Lakes, who comes in off a win.

South Lakes took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed two weeks ago. They strolled past West Potomac with points to spare, taking the game 28-13.

Dalton Blakeney

Rushing Touchdowns (Career)

09/19/25 vs West Potomac	3
08/28/25 vs Yorktown	2
09/12/25 @ Battlefield	1
09/05/25 @ Robinson	1
11/08/24 @ Westfield	1

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead South Lakes to victory, but perhaps none more so than Dalton Blakeney, who rushed for 81 yards and three touchdowns. Those three rushing touchdowns gave Blakeney a new career-high. Christian Wyatt was another key player, rushing for 34 yards and one TD.

South Lakes didn't let much get past them through the air: they limited West Potomac to a completion percentage of just 42.1%. That dominant aerial defense primarily came from four players: Lucien Cheng, Colin Wall, Josh Dagbe, and Labeed Zaib, who each logged one passes deflected. South Lakes wasn't nearly as limited: they posted one of 64.7%.

Meanwhile, Herndon was not able to break out of their rough patch two weeks ago as the team picked up their fifth straight loss dating back to last season. They took a 20-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Briar Woods. On the bright side, the ten- point effort marked the Hornets' highest-scoring contest to date.

Herndon's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for South Lakes, their record is now 3-1.

South Lakes couldn't quite get it done against Herndon when the teams last played back in September of 2024 as they fell 26-14. Can the Seahawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.