The Oakton Cougars will head out on the road to challenge the Herndon Hornets at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oakton's last five games have been decided by no more than a goal, so don't be surprised if it's a close one.
Last Wednesday, Oakton didn't have quite enough to beat Westfield 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).
Meanwhile, Herndon waltzed into their contest on Friday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They had just enough and edged the Highlanders out 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.
Oakton's defeat dropped their record down to 8-4-3. As for Herndon, their victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-2.
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