The Washington Blue Lions will stay at home for another week and welcome the Miami Trace Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Miami Trace took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Washington, who comes in off a win.
Washington is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing McClain: they outscored them in every quarter. Washington put the hurt on McClain with a sharp 43-19 victory on Friday. The match marked the Blue Lions' most dominant win of the season.
Andrew Young went supernova for Washington, rushing for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. The dominant performance gave Young a new career-high in rushing yards. Gavin Coffman was another key player, throwing for 170 yards and two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Washington was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 252 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 47.7 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matchups they've averaged 204.7.
Washington's defense made their presence known, laying out the QB nine times. Miguel Utrera led the group effort, picking up four of those sacks all by himself.
Despite a strong season so far, Miami Trace has seen their luck take a bit of a downturn recently. They fell just short of Chillicothe by a score of 28-25 on Friday. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat the Panthers have suffered since August 25, 2023.
Washington is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for Miami Trace, their loss dropped their record down to 6-3.
Washington came up short against Miami Trace when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. Will Washington have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more football content.
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