Franklin Pierce put another one in the bag on Thursday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Fife Trojans on the road to the tune of 58-16. Fans of the Cardinals have seen this all before: every one of the games they've played this season has ended in a blowout of 20+ points.
Bryson Allen was his usual excellent self, rushing for 225 yards and three touchdowns on only 11 carries. His longest rush was for an impressive 55 yards, which helps to explain his lofty yards per carry total. The team also got some help courtesy of Ja'Mire Ford, who rushed for 81 yards and a touchdown.
Franklin Pierce wouldn't let Fife keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Franklin Pierce can thank Tevita Aholelei and Jamal Abbott for forcing both of them. Another thorn in Fife's side was Zeke Isaacson, who made 12 total tackles (2.5 for loss).
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Franklin Pierce was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 522 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Franklin Pierce pushed their record up to 7-0 with the victory, which was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Fife, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 4-3.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Franklin Pierce will venture away from home to take on Clover Park at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Franklin Pierce knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Clover Park likes a good challenge. As for Fife, they are taking a road trip to square off against Foss at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Fife is facing Foss at the right time seeing as Foss is stuck on a six-game losing streak.
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