The McKinley Tech Trainers will challenge the Banneker Bulldogs at 5:30 p.m. on Monday. McKinley Tech's offense has struggled lately (the team hasn't scored more than a single goal for five straight games), a trend the team is no doubt ready to end.
McKinley Tech is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Roosevelt, who was ranked 15th at the time (McKinley Tech was ranked 20th). The Trainers came up short against the Roughriders on Wednesday, falling 4-1. The matchup was a 1-1 toss-up at halftime, but McKinley Tech couldn't quite close it out.
Meanwhile, Banneker came up short against Bell on Wednesday and fell 3-1.
The Bulldogs' goal came courtesy of Willson Junius, which was the first he's scored this season.
Banneker's loss dropped their record down to 4-3-1. As for McKinley Tech, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-8.
McKinley Tech might still be hurting after the 5-1 loss they got from Banneker when the teams last played back in September of 2024. Can the Trainers avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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