The Mercer Island Islanders will venture away from home to take on the Kelso Hilanders at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mercer Island is currently enjoying a perfect season and no doubt wants to keep things rolling.
Last Saturday, Mercer Island blew past Highline, posting a 51-6 win. Given the Islanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington football rankings (they are ranked 48th, while the Pirates are ranked 161st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mercer Island's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Kainoa Brown led the charge by rushing for 146 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.1 yards per carry. Those 146 rushing yards gave Brown a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Youngmin Lee, who threw for 262 yards and two touchdowns while completing 86.4% of his passes.
Meanwhile, while Kelso put up plenty of points last Friday, the same can't be said for Shelton. Kelso blew past Shelton 42-0. The game marked the Hilanders' most dominant victory of the season.
Kelso pushed their record up to 7-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories were due in large part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 14.7 points per game. As for Mercer Island, their record is now 9-0.
Mercer Island barely slipped by Kelso when the teams last played back in November of 2017, winning 27-26. Does Mercer Island have another victory up their sleeve, or will Kelso turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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