The English Lambs learned their lessons against their Northern California opponents and showcased what they’d learned on their West Coast tour with a 62-13 defeat of the Washington state Loggers select side.

The Lambs, the English independent schools select team, had been beaten by Northern California, especially in the contact area, and then struggled to beat Jesuit of Sacramento. But against the Loggers they moved the ball extremely well, staying away from the tight stuff and looking for space instead. It worked.

“They schooled us pretty well,” said Loggers Coach Steve Brennan, who only had a couple of sessions with his team before they played the game, while the Lambs had some serious game time as a unit. “They were just very good at moving the ball wide very fast. It was a good lesson for us in terms of how we need to address our defensive shape - we didn’t defend well out wide.”

The Lambs’ decoy runners also caused the Loggers defense problems. 

Up front it was something of a different story, with HS All Americans Derise Fuga and Brian Nault asking serious questions of the Lambs’ interior defense. But turnover ball was a killer for the Loggers, as the Lambs feasted on it all day.