The McLean Highlanders will challenge the Wakefield Warriors at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for McLean and three for Wakefield.
McLean is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Washington-Liberty on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. McLean was beaten by Washington-Liberty 47-8. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Generals are ranked 32nd).
Meanwhile, Wakefield came up short against George C. Marshall two weeks ago, falling 40-14.
McLean's loss dropped their record down to 3-5. As for Wakefield, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
McLean came out on top in a nail-biter against Wakefield when the teams last played back in October of 2023, sneaking past 14-11. Does McLean have another victory up their sleeve, or will Wakefield turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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