Fife and Washington met for a duel on Friday where Fife prevailed. The Fife Trojans simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Washington Patriots 46-7 on the road. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Patriots are ranked 200th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Vadym Shemedyuk had an outrageously good game as he rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown on only five carries. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Luke Ours got in on the action too, converting a pick into a touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fife was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 318 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Washington only rushed for 54.
Fife wouldn't let Washington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force four fumbles. It was truly a group effort as Javier Hernandez, Benjamin Stevenson Jr, La'Au Maka ?Doc?, and Blake Onosai-Umaga picked up one apiece.
Fife's win bumped their record up to 3-1. As for Washington, their loss was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-4.
Fife will welcome Clover Park at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Fife's defense has only allowed 8.5 points per game this season, so Clover Park's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Washington, they will venture away from home to take on Foss at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Washington is facing Foss at the right time seeing as Foss is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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