Herndon hasn't had much luck against South Lakes recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Herndon Hornets will venture away from home to challenge the South Lakes Seahawks at 1:00 p.m. After both made easy work of their previous opponents, one won't be so lucky on Saturday.
Herndon's defense heads into the game hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Wakefield 21-0. The Hornets might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, a well-balanced attack led South Lakes over Mount Vernon in every quarter on their way to victory on Friday. South Lakes was the clear victor by a 40-14 margin over Mount Vernon. The Seahawks pushed the score to 37-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Majors had little chance of recovering from.
It was another big night for Cody Wood, who rushed for 158 yards and two touchdowns on only 14 carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Nick Picarelli, who rushed for 75 yards and a touchdown.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: South Lakes was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 330 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
The win made it two in a row for Herndon and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for South Lakes, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Herndon took a serious blow against South Lakes in their previous meeting back in September of 2023, falling 35-7. Thankfully for Herndon, Isaac Copeland (who rushed for 158 yards, and also picked up 49 receiving yards) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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