George C. Marshall has won five straight games at home (dating back to last season), while Herndon has won five straight on the road, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The George C. Marshall Statesmen will welcome the Herndon Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Friday, everything went George C. Marshall's way against Wakefield as George C. Marshall made off with a 40-14 victory.
Joshua Paine had a dynamite game for George C. Marshall, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown. Those 76 rushing yards gave Paine a new career-high.
He was just one part of a punishing run game: George C. Marshall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Herndon owes their defense a big pat on the back after their performance on Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat McLean 30-0 on the road. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Highlanders are ranked 212th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
George C. Marshall's win bumped their record up to 6-2. As for Herndon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.
George C. Marshall couldn't quite finish off Herndon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 31-28. Will George C. Marshall have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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