The Fife Trojans will take on the Ridgefield Spudders at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Ridgefield took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Fife, who comes in off a win.
Fife will head into Wednesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big two weeks ago (they won by 41) but on Wednesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Steilacoom , sneaking past 30-27.
This one was won in the trenches and the lion's share of the credit has to go to Vadym Shemedyuk and he. Shemedyuk rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns while he rushed for 99 yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance also gave Slavik Shemedyuk a new career-high in rushing yards (119).
Fife didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Jayden Raymond and Kaynen York. Raymond is also on a roll when it comes to total tackles, as he's now made five or more in the last 15 games he's played dating back to last season.
Fife was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 258 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 165 rushing yards in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Ridgefield finally came back down to earth on Friday. They took a 14-7 hit to the loss column at the hands of Woodland. The Spudders' defeat signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.
Fife's record is now 6-3. As for Ridgefield, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 8-1.
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