The Silas Rams will venture away from home to take on the Mount Tahoma T-Birds at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Silas is no doubt hoping to put an end to a six-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Silas is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Central Kitsap on Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Silas lost 27-7 to Central Kitsap.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Tahoma). They enjoyed a cozy 37-23 win over Gig Harbor on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the T-Birds.
A big part of Mount Tahoma's victory came down to the chemistry between Mikkah Cordero and his top target Angel Urban. Cordero rushed for 86 yards and a touchdown on only eight carries while Urban picked up 112 receiving yards and two touchdowns. The dominant performance gave Cordero a new career-high in rushing yards. Briytan Bailey also deserves a mention for his punt return touchdown.
Perhaps unsurprisingly given the score, Mount Tahoma was unstoppable on the ground and finished the game with 244 rushing yards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now rushed for at least 192 rushing yards in five consecutive matchups.
Silas' defeat dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Mount Tahoma, their record now sits at 3-4.
Silas was taken down by Mount Tahoma 54-0 in their previous matchup back in October of 2023. Thankfully for Silas, Tre' Walker (who rushed for 54 yards and two touchdowns, and also threw for 160 yards and two touchdowns while completing 84.6% of his passes) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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