After flying high against Evergreen last Friday, Sammamish came back down to earth. The Sammamish RedHawks took a hard 34-19 fall against the Redmond Mustangs on Friday. The RedHawks were down 34-13 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Sammamish didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. In fact, those interceptions all came courtesy of defensive juggernaut Nate Pelto. Sammamish got some further help from Barry Morrissette: he forced a fumble and made ten total tackles (1.0 for loss).
Redmond's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Brayden Bartoletti, who picked up 36 receiving yards and two touchdowns, and also punched in a touchdown on the ground. The dominant performance also gave Bartoletti a new career-high in rushing yards (29). Another player making a difference was Bronson Arzillo, who rushed for 61 yards and two touchdowns.
Sammamish dropped their record down to 1-8 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Redmond, their victory ended a five-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-8.
Sammamish does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Redmond, they will take on Mt. Rainier at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Redmond is facing Mt. Rainier at the right time seeing as Mt. Rainier is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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