South Lakes is 8-0 against Oakton since November of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The South Lakes Seahawks will challenge the Oakton Cougars at 7:00 p.m. South Lakes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 26.2 points per game this season.
Last Friday, South Lakes didn't have quite enough to beat Chantilly and fell 30-28. While the Seahawks had to settle for second, they closed the game well in the third quarter, where they outscored the Chargers 21-9.
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. A healthy portion of that aerial production (115 yards to be exact) went to Nick Picarelli, who also brought in a receiving touchdown.
Meanwhile, Oakton hadn't done well against West Potomac recently (they were 0-3 in their previous three matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Thursday. Oakton skirted past West Potomac 17-14.
This is the second loss in a row for South Lakes and nudges their season record down to 2-4. As for Oakton, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
Everything came up roses for South Lakes against Oakton in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the team secured a 56-18 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for South Lakes since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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