The South Lakes Seahawks will challenge the Centreville Wildcats at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. South Lakes is coming into the matchup on a four-game losing streak.
South Lakes is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 47 points two weeks ago, they were much more limited against James Madison on Friday. They were beaten by the Warhawks 35-7. While losing is never fun, the Seahawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 174th, while the Warhawks are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Centreville ultimately got the result they hoped for on Friday. They won a contest that couldn't have been any closer, slipping by Chantilly 28-27. The Wildcats' offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.
A big part of Centreville's victory came down to the chemistry between Will Shields and his top target Jahan Denny. Shields threw for 319 yards and three touchdowns while Denny picked up 148 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Centreville didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Demarcus Mitchell.
South Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Centreville, their win bumped their record up to 3-5.
Everything came up roses for South Lakes against Centreville in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 45-3 victory. In that match, South Lakes amassed a halftime lead of 28-3, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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