On Friday, Neah Bay faced Darrington in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Neah Bay Red Devils breezed by the Darrington Loggers on the road to the tune of 60-6. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 44-6.
Neah Bay's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Tyler Swan, who rushed for 163 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 9.6 yards per carry. That's the most rushing yards Swan has posted since back in September of 2023. Jodell Wimberly also helped out as he racked up 104 rushing yards.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Neah Bay was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 440 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 217 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.
Neah Bay wouldn't let Darrington keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force five fumbles. Joe Smith led the group effort, picking up two of those forced fumbles all by himself.
Neah Bay's win bumped their record up to 5-1. As for Darrington, the loss snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 3-2 record.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Neah Bay is on the road again on Saturday to play Crescent at 1:00 p.m. Neah Bay knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 31 points or more in their past three games -- so hopefully Crescent likes a good challenge. As for Darrington, they will head out to square off against Tulalip Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Tulalip Heritage's defense has only allowed 11.5 points per game this season, so Darrington's offense will have their work cut out for them.
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