Wahkiakum entered their tilt with Chief Leschi on Friday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. Their defense stepped up to hand the Chief Leschi Warriors a 50-0 shutout. The Mules pushed the score to 42-0 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors had no chance of recovering from.
Jayden Stoddard continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 180 yards and two touchdowns on only nine carries, while also throwing for 227 yards and four touchdowns on only 16 passes. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. Parker Leitz was in the mix too, providing Wahkiakum with two touchdowns.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Wahkiakum was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 243 rushing yards. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 76.2 rushing yards per game earlier this season, but in their last three matches they've averaged 193.7.
Wahkiakum's record now sits at 5-3. As for Chief Leschi, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-4.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Wahkiakum will face off against Evergreen Lutheran at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Evergreen Lutheran is coming into the contest with four straight losses on the road, meaning Wahkiakum will have to defend against a team hungry for a victory. As for Chief Leschi, they will challenge North Beach at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Chief Leschi is facing North Beach at the right time seeing as North Beach is stuck on a five-game losing streak.
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