The Eastlake Wolves will face off against the Mount Si Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.
Eastlake is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Skyline, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Eastlake was ranked 22nd). The Wolves received a blow on Friday as they fell 29-14 to the Spartans. The game marked the Wolves' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Despite the loss, Eastlake saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Brady Vandermeid threw for 216 yards and one TD while completing 72.7% of his passes, and also punched in one touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Si). They took down Woodinville 28-10 on Saturday. The Wildcats haven't had any issues with the Falcons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive victory against them.
Eastlake better keep an eye on Joseph Galvan. He was instrumental in Mount Si's win, rushing for 105 yards and one score on only 11 carries. Those 105 rushing yards gave Galvan a new career-high.
Mount Si was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 292 rushing yards. That's the most rushing yards they've managed all season.
Eastlake now has a losing record of 2-3. As for Mount Si, their win bumped their record up to an identical 2-3.
Eastlake took their victory against Mount Si in their previous meeting back in October of 2024 by a conclusive 28-7 score. Do the Wolves have another victory up their sleeve, or will the Wildcats turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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