The South County Stallions will square off against the Lake Braddock Bruins at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
South County headed into their last match having not scored more than 12 points for three straight, but Woodson let them put that streak behind them. South County claimed a resounding 49-12 victory over Woodson. Given the Stallions' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Cavaliers are ranked 258th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Nicholas Simay went supernova for South County, throwing for 314 yards and four touchdowns while completing 75.9% of his passes, and also rushing for 93 yards and a touchdown. Those 93 rushing yards gave Simay a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Seif Koroma, who gained 209 total yards.
Meanwhile, Lake Braddock waltzed into their matchup on Friday with four straight wins... but they left with five. They came out on top against the Spartans by a score of 23-12.
Lake Braddock's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB 9.5 times. The heavy lifting was done by Browne Callanan and Trent Pane, who racked up eight sacks between them. Pane is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 16 games he's played dating back to last season.
The win got South County back to even at 4-4. As for Lake Braddock, they pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
South County was able to grind out a solid win over Lake Braddock when the teams last played back in October of 2023, winning 28-20. Does South County have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lake Braddock turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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