On Tuesday, McLean’s boys lacrosse team took on Wakfield in their senior night. The Highlanders were coming off of a road loss at Washington & Liberty the previous week and looking to rebound, while also honoring their seniors.

“I’ve been looking forward to my senior night all year,” senior attackman Galder Maull said. “It’ll be sad, but we want to make our last home game of our McLean careers count.

The Highlanders started the game strong, with seniors Christian McNeill and Michael Babalitis scoring in the first minute of the game. Eventually with four and a half minutes left in the first quarter, the Highlanders were already up 6-0. The first quarter would end with the Highlanders up 11-1, a dominant performance.

“We were super amped before the game and came out super hot,” Babalitis said. “So to come out hot and make the most of our last home game was a great feeling.”

The second quarter followed the theme of the first: More Highlander dominance, allowing zero goals. However this time, offense came at a premium, with McLean only scoring two. The Highlanders entered halftime up 13-1.

“Even though we didn’t score as many goals as we did in the first quarter, we were still super happy with the first half,” Maull said.

The second half was a bit closer then the first, but the game was already so out of hand it didn’t matter. McLean still outscored Wakefield, but this time only 5-2, rather than 13-1. In the end, it was a convincing victory for the Highlanders with a score of 18-3, moving them to 8-5 on the season.

“It was a great win and especially cool to win so dominantly on our senior night,” Babalitis said.

The Highlanders look ahead to their next game versus Yorktown, a key one in the grand scope of the district tournament.

“Despite the big win, we need to remain focused,” Maull said. “If we play like we did today, we can accomplish big things.”