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 were just a hair shy of victory on Friday and fell 43-42 to Falls Church. 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).
Jack Lungren was the offensive standout of the match as he threw for 176 yards and a touchdown, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. Bishop Ireton also got a significant boost from Dominic Atwater, who ran away from the competition to the tune of 100 yards.
Bishop Ireton wouldn't let McKinley Tech keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force three fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Matthew Worth, Josh Jones, and Jones picked up one apiece. Bishop Ireton got some further help from Ethan Hanik: he picked up three sacks and made six total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Annandale's loss dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Bishop Ireton, their win bumped their record up to 3-1.
Annandale might still be hurting after the 32-12 defeat they got from Bishop Ireton in their previous meeting back in September of 2023. Can Annandale avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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