Football Recap: Shorewood Comes Up Short Despite Tyler Giles' Strong Performance

By Team Reports Oct 19, 2024, 8:24pm

Football Recap: Shorewood Stormrays vs. Mountlake Terrace Hawks

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If Shorewood was feeling good fresh off their 38-7 takedown of Everett last Friday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The match between the Shorewood Stormrays and the Mountlake Terrace Hawks wasn't particularly close, with the Shorewood Stormrays falling 34-17. The Stormrays haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.

When it comes to explaining why Shorewood lost on Friday, don't look at Tyler Giles. Despite the final result, he rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 20 yards and a touchdown.

He was just one part of a punishing run game: Shorewood was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 256 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 256 rushing yards in three consecutive matchups.

Mountlake Terrace found their leader in underclassman Owen Boswell, who rushed for 176 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.8 yards per carry. With that strong performance, Boswell is now averaging an impressive 112.5 rushing yards per game. Mason Wilson also helped with two touchdowns in total.

Shorewood's loss dropped their record down to 4-2. As for Mountlake Terrace, their record now sits at an identical 4-2.

Shorewood wasted no time getting back out on the field and has already played their next contest, a 31-13 win against Edmonds-Woodway on the 18th. Mountlake Terrace has also already played their next game, a 34-0 victory against Everett on the 18th.

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