Soccer Game Preview: Herndon vs. Fairfax

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Previous 3 Games

03/19/24 - Home	3-1 W
04/19/23 - Home	5-0 W
05/11/22 - Away	3-0 W

Herndon has gone a perfect 3-0 against Fairfax recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Monday. The Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the Lions at 7:15 p.m. Neither team made it on the board the last time they hit the pitch, so they've probably got a bit of extra motivation.

Herndon is likely headed into the matchup with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against McLean on Thursday. The Hornets fell just short of the Highlanders by a score of 1-0. That's two games in a row now that Herndon have lost by just one goal.

Meanwhile, Fairfax was not able to break out of their rough patch on April 10th as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They lost 6-0 to McLean. While losing is never fun, Fairfax can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 245th, while McLean are ranked 54th).

This is the second loss in a row for Herndon and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Fairfax, their loss dropped their record down to 1-6.

Herndon beat Fairfax 3-1 in their previous matchup back in March of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hornets since the squad won't have the home-pitch advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.