The Washington School for the Deaf Terriers will head out to square off against the Lake Quinault Elks at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday. Washington School for the Deaf will be strutting in after a win while Lake Quinault will be coming in after a loss.
Washington School for the Deaf took a loss when they played away from home back in September, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Easton by a score of 39-28. The Terriers pushed the score to 33-7 by the end of the third, a deficit Easton cut but never quite recovered from.
Washington School for the Deaf can attribute much of their success to Nathan Yerkes, who rushed for 169 yards and four touchdowns on only 12 carries, and Michael McCullough, who gained 128 total yards and three touchdowns. Those four rushing touchdowns gave Yerkes a new career-high.
They were just one part of a punishing run game: Washington School for the Deaf was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 300 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 181 rushing yards in four consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 52-6, which was the final score in Lake Quinault's tilt against Clallam Bay on Thursday.
Washington School for the Deaf now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Lake Quinault, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-4.
Washington School for the Deaf strolled past Lake Quinault when the teams last played back in September by a score of 25-7. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Terriers since the squad won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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