Football Recap: Pullman Comes Up Short Despite Connor Stewart's Strong Performance

By Team Reports Sep 16, 2024, 2:42pm

Football Recap: Pullman Greyhounds vs. Moscow Bears

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Pullman was the 17-10 winner over Moscow when they last played one another back in September of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Pullman Greyhounds and the Moscow Bears were almost perfectly matched up on Friday, but the Pullman Greyhounds suffered a 26-25 loss. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' football rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 127th in Washington, while the Bears are ranked 36th in Idaho).

When it comes to explaining why Pullman lost, don't look at Connor Stewart. Despite the final result, he threw for 222 yards and two touchdowns while completing 74.1% of his passes.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Moscow to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Velasco, who threw for 328 yards and four touchdowns while completing 72.9% of his passes. Butch Kiblen was Velasco's top target, picking up 136 receiving yards and two touchdowns.

This is the second loss in a row for Pullman and nudges their season record down to 0-2. As for Moscow, the win for them keeps them at an undefeated 4-0.

Pullman will look to defend their home field on Thursday against Deer Park at 7:00 p.m. As for Moscow, they will head out to take on St. Maries at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Moscow is facing St. Maries at the right time seeing as St. Maries is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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