Mercer Island put another one in the bag on Saturday to keep their perfect season alive. They blew past the Highline Pirates 51-6. Considering the Islanders have won seven contests by more than 20 points this season, Saturday's blowout was nothing new.
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. The dominant performance gave Brown a new career-high in rushing yards. 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.
Mercer Island's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 9-0. As for Highline, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.
Mercer Island will take on Kelso at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Mercer Island's favor is that they have posted at least 31 points in their last five matchups. Highline does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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