The Ferndale Golden Eagles are taking a road trip to square off against the Federal Way Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
If Ferndale beats Federal Way with 49 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Ferndale blew past Shorewood 49-7 last Friday. The match marked the Golden Eagles' most dominant win of the season.
Meanwhile, Federal Way came tearing into last Friday's contest with four straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 32.8 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Raiders, posting a 65-0 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Raiders are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Federal Way's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. Those good results were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 2.0 points per game. As for Ferndale, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
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