Fife has gone 8-2 against White River recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Fife Trojans will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against the White River Hornets at 7:00 p.m. Both are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Fife is coming home in high spirits after they had to open their season on the road against Hockinson. Fife blew past Hockinson, posting a 48-7 victory on the road. With the Trojans ahead 41-7 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Fife got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Slavik Shemedyuk out in front who picked up 127 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also rushed for 46 yards. Shemedyuk got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 80 yards. Another passer making a difference was Mattson Ducharme, who threw for 224 yards and three touchdowns while completing 85.7% of his passes.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Fife was moving up and down the field and finished the game with 413 total yards. That's the most total yards they've posted since back in September of 2023.
Meanwhile, White River gave their fans exactly what they wanted out of a home opener on Friday. They breezed by Jefferson at home to the tune of 50-18.
Fife came up short against White River when the teams last played back in October of 2023, falling 21-14. Thankfully for Fife, Aaden Rathbun (who threw for 272 yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a rushing score) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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