Football Recap: Steilacoom Sentinels vs. Fife Trojans
Steilacoom had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 29 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Thursday. They took down the Fife Trojans 40-22. This was payback for the Sentinels, who suffered a 30-27 loss the last time these two teams met.
Titus Kaeka
| 10/30/25 vs Fife | 134 |
| 10/24/25 vs Eatonville | 129.5 |
| 09/18/25 vs Washington | 126 |
| 09/05/25 vs Bremerton | 123.2 |
| 10/16/25 @ Foss | 111.9 |
Titus Kaeka was his usual excellent self, throwing for 245 yards and four TDs, while also punching in one touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in passer rating (134). Jason Freeland was Kaeka's top target, picking up 57 receiving yards and a pair of scores.
Steilacoom's run defense was locked in: Fife could only muster 2.7 yards per carry. The team can thank Noah Maxwell for the heroic effort on defense: he. Steilacoom's ground attack was stronger, having averaged five.
Steilacoom's defense didn't let Mattson Ducharme, get away unscathed either: they got into the backfield for three sacks. Leading the way was Xander Shaw with two.
Fife lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Ducharme, who threw for 192 yards and a pair of TDs while completing 82.6% of his passes, and also punched in one rushing score. His passing game has become a key predictor of Fife's success: the team is 2-1 when his passer rating is 110 or higher, but only 2-4 otherwise.
Steilacoom's record now sits at 7-2. As for Fife, they now have a losing record of 4-5.
Looking ahead, Steilacoom will look to defend their home field on the 8th against Ephrata at 2:00 p.m. As for Fife, they will venture away from home to take on Washougal at 7:00 p.m. on the 7th. The Trojans will need to watch out since the Panthers have now posted at least 31 points in their last three contests.
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