Football Recap: Mount Tahoma Falls to Yelm in First Game of Season

By Team Reports Sep 9, 2024, 10:03am

Football Recap: Mount Tahoma T-Birds vs. Yelm Tornados

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Mount Tahoma kicked off their season on the road on Thursday and hit a couple of potholes. They fell 42-34 to the Yelm Tornados. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the T-Birds of the 29-12 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in November of 2023.

When it comes to explaining why Mount Tahoma lost, don't look at Mikkah Cordero. Despite the final result, he threw for 271 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 12.3 yards per attempt. The dominant performance gave him a new career- in total yards.

Mount Tahoma wouldn't let Yelm keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mount Tahoma can thank Shan Jones and Devon Addison for forcing both of them. Jones also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, forcing a fumble and making nine total tackles (2.0 for loss).

Mount Tahoma will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastlake at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mount Tahoma will be looking to keep their three-game home win streak dating back to last season alive. As for Yelm, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they face off against Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.

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