Mercer Island had lost three straight at home, but on Friday they dropped down to 3-4 to make it four. They took a hard 50-31 fall against the Inglemoor Vikings. The Islanders were down 44-24 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the loss, Mercer Island still got an impressive performance from Kainoa Brown, who rushed for 23 yards and three touchdowns, and also picked up 149 receiving yards.
As for Inglemoor, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 6-1. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 39.2 points over those games.
Peyton Mrsny continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, rushing for 198 yards and four scores while picking up 7.1 yards per carry. He was no stranger to the big play, turning on the jets for a run that went for 59 yards. The team also got some help courtesy of Hudson Cowan, who threw for 186 yards and a pair of TDs on only eight passes.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Mercer Island is set to take on their familiar foe Redmond at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Inglemoor will square off against rival Renton at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. That matchup will pit two of the most dominant backs against one another: Mrsny and Patrick Turner.
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