The Herndon Hornets will square off against the George C. Marshall Statesmen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Herndon is headed into the matchup after thoroughly thrashing McLean: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Herndon blew McLean out of the water with a 30-0 final score. The Hornets pushed the score to 23-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Highlanders had little chance of recovering from.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for George C. Marshall, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. Everything went their way against Wakefield on Friday as George C. Marshall made off with a 40-14 win.
Joshua Paine went supernova for George C. Marshall, rushing for 76 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Paine a new career-high in rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, George C. Marshall was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 379 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Herndon pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for George C. Marshall, their record now sits at an identical 6-2.
Herndon came out on top in a nail-biter against George C. Marshall in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, sneaking past 31-28. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was George C. Marshall's Derek Lenert, who picked up 79 receiving yards and two touchdowns. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Herndon to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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