Football Preview: Oakton Cougars vs. South Lakes Seahawks
Oakton is 0-8 against South Lakes since November of 2015 but things could change on Friday. The Oakton Cougars will host the South Lakes Seahawks at 7:00 p.m. Oakton's defense has only allowed 13.7 points per game this season, so South Lakes' offense will have their work cut out for them.
Oakton will bounce into Friday's game after beating West Potomac, who they had gone 0-3 against in their three prior meetings. Oakton came out on top in a nail-biter against West Potomac on Thursday, sneaking past 17-14.
Meanwhile, South Lakes didn't have quite enough to beat Chantilly last Friday and fell 30-28. Even though they lost, the Seahawks' still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 26.2 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Despite the loss, South Lakes got top-tier performance from Mohamed Shuaib, who threw for 338 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.3 yards per attempt, and also punched in a rushing score. Nick Picarelli was Shuaib's top target, picking up 115 receiving yards and a touchdown.
The win got Oakton back to even at 3-3. As for South Lakes, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
Oakton was dealt a bruising 56-18 defeat at the hands of South Lakes when the teams last played back in October of 2023. Will Oakton have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other football content.
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