Football Recap: McLean Highlanders vs. Washington-Liberty Generals
A win for McLean just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 47-8 defeat at the hands of the Washington-Liberty Generals. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Generals are ranked 33rd).
A big part of Washington-Liberty's victory came down to the chemistry between Matthew Abramson and his top target Jon Malatesta. Abramson threw for 294 yards and five touchdowns while Malatesta picked up 116 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
McLean dropped their record down to 3-5 with the loss, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Washington-Liberty, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 8-0.
McLean will challenge Wakefield at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. McLean is facing Wakefield at the right time seeing as Wakefield is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for Washington-Liberty, they will square off against Langley at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Washington-Liberty is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 36.6 points per game this season.
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