The Annandale Atoms will challenge the Bishop Ireton Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Annandale will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Annandale is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They and Falls Church were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but Annandale suffered a 43-42 defeat. Even if the Atoms couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Bishop Ireton ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They came out on top against McKinley Tech by a score of 22-15. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Cardinals' disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 105th in Virginia, while the Trainers are ranked 19th in District of Columbia).
Annandale's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Bishop Ireton, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Annandale suffered a grim 32-12 defeat to Bishop Ireton when the teams last played back in September of 2023. Can Annandale avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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