Saturday just wasn't the day for Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf's offense. They came up short against the Washington School for the Deaf Terriers on Saturday, falling 25-0. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 167th in Minnesota, while the Terriers are ranked 47th in Washington).
La'Juan Malone went supernova for Washington School for the Deaf, rushing for 122 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries, while also throwing for 65 yards and a touchdown while completing 71.4% of his passes. The dominant performance gave Malone a new career-high in rushing yards. Another player making a difference was Nathan Yerkes, who picked up 51 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf dropped their record down to 0-6 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Washington School for the Deaf, their record is now 2-3.
Minnesota State Academy for the Deaf and Tennessee School for the Deaf are set to duel on Saturday. As for Washington School for the Deaf, they will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Easton at 3:30 p.m. Washington School for the Deaf is facing Easton at the right time seeing as Easton is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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