The Herndon Hornets will be playing at home against the Oakton Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Herndon is coming into the match hot, having won their last nine games.
On Friday, Herndon needed a bit of extra time to put away McLean. They won by a goal and slipped past the Highlanders 3-2. The score was all tied up 2-2 at the break, but Herndon was the better team in the second half.
Angelo Basilio and
Luis Fuentes scored all three of Herndon's goals, bringing their combined season tally to 18 goals.
Meanwhile, Oakton didn't have quite enough to beat Westfield on Wednesday and fell 2-1. While losing is never fun, Oakton can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Westfield is ranked 30th).
Herndon pushed their record up to 13-2 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home. As for Oakton, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-3.
Herndon came out on top in a nail-biter against Oakton when the teams last played back in May of 2023, sneaking past 3-2. Will Herndon repeat their success, or does Oakton have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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