Football Preview: Mount Tahoma T-Birds vs. Lakes Lancers
Mount Tahoma is 1-7 against Lakes since November of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Mount Tahoma T-Birds will challenge the Lakes Lancers at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Mount Tahoma sitting on three straight victories and Lakes on nine (dating back to last season).
Mount Tahoma is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Silas to the tune of 55-7 on Friday. With that win, the T-Birds brought their scoring average up to 29.1 points per game.
Mount Tahoma's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Keshawn Hines, who rushed for 89 yards and a touchdown on only six carries. Xavier Harris was another key receiver, picking up 81 receiving yards and two touchdowns.
Mount Tahoma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 320 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've posted since back in October of 2023.
Mount Tahoma wouldn't let Silas keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force seven fumbles. Mount Tahoma can thank Veron Lockett and Andrew Asaeli for forcing all of them.
Meanwhile, Lakes really took it to Capital for the full four quarters, racking up a 38-7 victory. The Lancers might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won five games by 31 points or more this season.
Lakes found their leader in sophomore Ean Owens, who picked up 82 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 61 yards and a touchdown. Owens was no stranger to the big play, lighting up the secondary with a catch that went for 54 yards. Another rusher making a difference was Toetu Moliga, who rushed for 115 yards on only 15 carries.
Lakes didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off four passes before the game was over. Jalen Boone led the group effort, picking up two of those interceptions all by himself.
The win got Mount Tahoma back to even at 4-4. As for Lakes, they pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Friday's match might be decided in the on the ground. Mount Tahoma has been unstoppable on the ground this season, having averaged 209.9 rushing yards per game. However, it's not like Lakes struggles in that department as they've been averaging 174.9. It's looking like Friday's matchup might have some serious battles in the trenches.
Mount Tahoma strolled past Lakes when the teams last played back in October of 2023 by a score of 27-13. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mount Tahoma since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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