Football Recap: Mercer Island Islanders vs. Redmond Mustangs
Mercer Island put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They breezed by the Redmond Mustangs to the tune of 56-3. The Islanders might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six games by 21 points or more this season.
It was another big night for Youngmin Lee, who threw for 402 yards and five touchdowns while completing 73.5% of his passes. He is on a roll when it comes to passing touchdowns, as he's now passed for three or more in the last four games he's played. Kainoa Brown also helped with two touchdowns in total.
Mercer Island didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Ryder Davis and Hudson Sulla. Davis also set a new season high mark in receiving yards with 145. Mercer Island got some further help from Jack Buchan: he made nine total tackles (1.0 for loss) and defended three passes.
Mercer Island pushed their record up to 8-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Redmond, they are on an eight-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Mercer Island will head out on the road to face off against Highline at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mercer Island's defense has only allowed 8.6 points per game this season, so Highline's offense will have their work cut out for them. As for Redmond, they will look to defend their home field on Friday against Sammamish at 7:00 p.m.
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