Fairfax is 2-7 against Lake Braddock since October of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Fairfax Lions will square off against 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 enjoyed a cozy 38-21 win over South County on Friday. 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 last Friday. Everything went their way against West Potomac on Friday as Lake Braddock made off with a 49-28 victory. The Bruins pushed the score to 42-14 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wolverines cut but never quite recovered from.
It was another big night for Tyrone Jackson, who threw 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.
The win made it two in a row for Fairfax and bumps their season record up to 3-1. As for Lake Braddock, the victory got them back to even at 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Fairfax, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 39-20 loss to Lake Braddock in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. 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? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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