Thursday, March 28, 2024

Pear Bowl to set valley bragging rights Friday night

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The annual battle for bragging rights in the upper valley is set for this Friday, March 19 in Cashmere. The Bulldogs will be trying to rest possession of the Pear Bowl Trophy from the Kodiaks who won it on a thriller in November of 2019.

Going into this game each team is 1 and 1 in the shortened season caused by the COVID Pandemic and shutdown of the schools. Practice time has been short so it is anybody’s guess who will b most prepared.

The Kodiaks are coming off a big win against Quincy where they shut down the Jackrabbits 33 to zero. The Bulldogs defeated Quincy in their first game of the shortened season beating them 38 -9.

The Bulldogs are coming off a heartbreaking loss to Moses Lake. With only seconds left on the clock the Bulldogs had scored leaving them one point behind. They decided to go for the two point conversion but failed.

Both teams showed some big offensive numbers in their last game. Cascade had a 154 yards passing and 177 yards running for 331 yards against Quincy, while Cashmere had 171 yards rushing and 140 yards passing for 311 total yards of offense.

For many of the players on both teams this will be their last chance to go into the history books as a member of the winning Pear Bowl Team of 2020 – 2021. Fifteen of Cashmere’s 43 man roster graduate this year. Nine of Cascades 40 man roster are seniors.  This would indicate the Bulldog roster is a little more experienced than the Kodiaks.

It would appear on paper that the teams are pretty well balanced so the game should be another close one just like the last one in 2019. Both teams are capable of making big plays and both teams play with a lot of heart, never giving up. Despite the shortened season it should be a good game.

Attendance will be limited as a result of the Pandemic. It will be played in Cashmere beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, March 19.

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