Football Game Preview: Fife Trojans vs. Franklin Pierce Cardinals + How To Watch

The Fife Trojans will head out on the road to square off against the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fife will aim to continue their four-game streak of scoring more points each game than the last.

Fife is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their contest on Friday with ease, bagging a 48-20 win over Eatonville. Considering the Trojans have won three matchups by more than 27 points this season, Friday's blowout was nothing new.

Slavik Shemedyuk was nothing short of spectacular: he rushed for 102 yards and three scores.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Franklin Pierce on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Steilacoom out of the water with a 53-6 final score. The Cardinals have beaten the Sentinels the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Sentinels has come to flipping the script.

Franklin Pierce's win came from a few key players Fife will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bryson Allen, who rushed for 197 yards and a pair of TDs while picking up 12.3 yards per carry. His longest rush was for an incredible 87 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremiah Orcutt, who rushed for 49 yards and two touchdowns.

Franklin Pierce's run defense was locked in: Steilacoom could only muster 2.5 yards per carry. The team can thank Zeke Isaacson for the heroic effort on defense: he. Franklin Pierce didn't have any issues in that department, having averaged 11.4.

Franklin Pierce's defense didn't let Xander Shaw, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Tevita Aholelei with two. He has been hot recently, having also posted seven or more total tackles the last three times he's played.

Franklin Pierce's record is now 4-2. As for Fife, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.

Fife was taken down by Franklin Pierce 58-16 in their previous matchup back in October of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Allen, who rushed for 225 yards and three scores on only 11 carries. Now that the Trojans know the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.