South Lakes has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will welcome the James Madison Warhawks at 7:00 p.m. South Lakes is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.1 points per game this season.
South Lakes fought the good fight in their overtime match against Oakton on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They were just a hair shy of victory and fell 48-47 to the Cougars.
Defeat or not, South Lakes got some senior leadership from Alec Saunders and Cody Wood. Saunders gained 116 total yards and four touchdowns, while Wood rushed for 99 yards and three touchdowns. The team also got some help courtesy of Mohamed Shuaib, who threw for 203 yards on only 16 passes.
Meanwhile, James Madison put another one in the bag two weeks ago to keep their perfect season alive. They secured a 26-21 W over Westfield. Given the Warhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Bulldogs are ranked 51st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Lakes' loss dropped their record down to 2-5. As for James Madison, they pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home.
South Lakes didn't have too much breathing room in their game against James Madison in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, but they still walked away with a 12-7 win. Does South Lakes have another victory up their sleeve, or will James Madison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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