The Wakefield Warriors will venture away from home to face off against the McLean Highlanders at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Wakefield is no doubt hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Wakefield is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against George C. Marshall two weeks ago (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Wakefield came up short against George C. Marshall, falling 40-14.
Meanwhile, McLean was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They were dealt a 47-8 loss at the hands of Washington-Liberty. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked 212th, while the Generals are ranked 32nd).
Wakefield's defeat dropped their record down to 2-6. As for McLean, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Wakefield couldn't quite finish off McLean in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 14-11. Thankfully for Wakefield, Kaelan Ferris (who rushed for 151 yards, and also caught a touchdown) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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