Soccer Game Preview: McLean Heads Out

By Team Reports May 17, 2024, 4:21am

Soccer Preview: McLean vs. Herndon

McLean has enjoyed a three-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will challenge the Herndon Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

If McLean beats Herndon with two goals on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. McLean won by a goal and slipped past Yorktown 2-1. That's two games straight that McLean has won by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Herndon stacked a fifth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 5-0 margin over Washington-Liberty. The victory was nothing new for Herndon as they're now sitting on eight straight.

They hit Washington-Liberty with a four-pronged attack, as the team got scores from Bilal Hawa (2), Ulices Rodriguez, Luis Fuentes, and Nikola Djokic.

McLean pushed their record up to 12-1-2 with that win, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Herndon, their victory bumped their record up to 12-2.

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