Lake Braddock plays at home

The Lake Braddock Bruins will look to defend their home opener against the Herndon Hornets on Monday at 7:15 p.m. Lake Braddock's last three games have been decided by just one goal, so don't be surprised if it comes close.

Lake Braddock fought well in Friday's overtime match against Woodson, but ended up with a less than desirable result. With a score of 1-0, they fell just short of the Cavaliers. While being closed isn't ideal, Lake Braddock hasn't been closed since March.

Meanwhile, Herndon entered Friday's game with three straight wins (a stretch in which they outscored their opponents by an average of one goal) and came out of the game with even more momentum. Their defense stepped up and gave the Statesmen a 1-0 shutout. Given Herndon's lead in MaxPreps' Virginia football rankings (they're ranked 34th, while George C. Marshall is ranked 230th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Lake Braddock's loss ended a three-game winning streak at home and dropped them to 7-3. As for Herndon, they increased their record to 8-2 with this win, which was their third straight home win.

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