Fairfax hasn't had much luck against Lake Braddock recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Fairfax Lions will venture away from home to challenge the Lake Braddock Bruins at 7:00 p.m. Fairfax's defense has only allowed 13.8 points per game this season, so Lake Braddock's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Fairfax is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They strolled past South County with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 38-21. The score was all tied up 14-14 at the break, but the Lions were the (much) better team in the second half.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Lake Braddock, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They were the clear victor by a 49-28 margin over West Potomac on Friday. The Bruins pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines cut but never quite recovered from.
Tyrone Jackson was his usual excellent self, throwing for 441 yards and five touchdowns while completing 75% of his passes. Kai Austin was Jackson's top target, picking up 192 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Lake Braddock wouldn't let West Potomac keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Lake Braddock can thank Jordan Sharpe and Trent Pane for forcing both of them. Pane is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 12 games he's played dating back to last season.
The victory made it two in a row for Fairfax and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Lake Braddock, the win got them back to even at 2-2.
Fairfax ended up a good deal behind Lake Braddock in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, losing 39-20. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Braddock's JT Bordeaux, who rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Now that Fairfax knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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