Football Preview: Cashmere Bulldogs vs. Granite Falls Tigers
The Cashmere Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Granite Falls Tigers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Cashmere will be looking to extend their current four-game winning streak.
Cashmere's defense heads into the contest hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Friday. They blew past Naches Valley 56-0. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won eight matches by 29 points or more this season.
Cashmere got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Aidan Theiss out in front who rushed for 46 yards and a touchdown. The dominant performance gave Theiss a new career-high in rushing yards.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last three games, Granite Falls finally came back down to earth on Friday. They came up short against King's, falling 32-6. The matchup marked the Tigers' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Granite Falls didn't go easy on the quarterback and picked off two passes before the game was over. The picks came courtesy of Vince Howard and Kolby McKnight.
Cashmere's victory was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 49.8 points per game. As for Granite Falls, the defeat snapped their winning streak at three games and leaves them with a 6-3 record.
Everything came up roses for Cashmere against Granite Falls in their previous meeting back in September of 2021, as the team secured a 49-6 win. Does Cashmere have another victory up their sleeve, or will Granite Falls turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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