You can't lose the contest if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Washington's strategy against McClain on Friday. The Washington Blue Lions were the clear victor by a 43-19 margin over the McClain Tigers. That 24 point margin sets a new team best for the Blue Lions this season.
Andrew Young had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 150 yards and two touchdowns on only 12 carries. Washington is 2-1 when Young posts two or more rushing touchdowns, but 1-5 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Gavin Coffman, who threw 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 didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Matthew Colflesh and Aden Osborne. Washington got some further help from Brayden Fiebelkorn: he picked up three sacks and made four total tackles (4.0 for loss).
Washington has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a massive bump to their 3-6 record this season. As for McClain, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-8.
Washington has the luxury of staying home for another week and will welcome Miami Trace at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for McClain, they will challenge Hillsboro at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
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