Mountlake Terrace couldn't capitalize on their home-field advantage in their season opener. They fell 20-13 to the Cascade Bruins on Friday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Hawks of the 36-14 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in September of 2021.
Despite the loss, Mountlake Terrace saw an underclassman step up: Mason Wilson rushed for 166 yards and a touchdown, and also threw for 77 yards and a touchdown. Wilson also put in work on the defensive side of the ball, picking up two sacks, forcing a fumble, and making three total tackles (2.0 for loss).
Even though they lost, Mountlake Terrace was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 220 rushing yards. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Cascade only rushed for 33.
Even if they lost, Mountlake Terrace's defense still kept up the pressure with three sacks. Wilson was especially locked on to Cascade's QB and sacked him twice.
Cascade had a senior duo take command as Andi Cosme picked up 110 receiving yards and two touchdowns and Ray Siharath threw for 227 yards and three touchdowns while completing 80% of his passes. Cosme got the majority of those receiving yards when he pulled down a pass and took off for a gain of 59 yards.
Mountlake Terrace will square off against Lynnwood at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Cascade, they will be defending their home-field for the first time this season they go up against Redmond at 8:00 p.m. on Friday.
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