The Fairfax Lions will head out on the road to challenge the McLean Highlanders at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. McLean took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Fairfax, who comes in off a win.
Fairfax barely beat West Springfield the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Lions never let the Spartans get on the board and left with a 6-0 win on Tuesday. That looming 6-0 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Fairfax yet this season.
Meanwhile, McLean came up short against James Madison on Monday and fell 5-3. While losing is never fun, McLean can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Virginia soccer rankings (they are ranked 109th, while James Madison are ranked 24th).
Fairfax's victory bumped their record up to 4-2. As for McLean, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-4.
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