The Episcopal Maroon will head out on the road to challenge the Landon Bears at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Episcopal is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Bullis on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Episcopal had to suffer through a 42-7 loss at the hands of Bullis. While losing is never fun, the Maroon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 124th in Virginia, while the Bulldogs are ranked 34th in Maryland).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Landon). They were the clear victor by a 49-28 margin over St. Stephen's & St. Agnes on Friday. With the Bears ahead 28-7 at the half, the match was all but over already.
This is the second loss in a row for Episcopal and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Landon, they pushed their record up to 5-2 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Episcopal came up short against Landon in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. Can Episcopal avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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