Football Preview: Cashmere Bulldogs vs. Chelan Mountain Goats
Cashmere has gone 8-2 against Chelan recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Cashmere Bulldogs will be playing at home against the Chelan Mountain Goats at 7:00 p.m. Cashmere's defense has only allowed 12.4 points per game this season, so Chelan's offense will have their work cut out for them.
Last Friday, Cashmere took their match at home with ease, bagging a 47-14 victory over Connell. The Bulldogs might be getting used to big wins seeing as the team has won six matchups by 29 points or more this season.
Rylan Hatmaker was his usual excellent self, throwing for 291 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 45 yards. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in rushing yards. A healthy portion of that aerial production (108 yards to be exact) went to Logan Spies.
Meanwhile, a win for Chelan just wasn't in the cards on Friday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They had to suffer through a 56-22 loss at the hands of Omak. The Mountain Goats haven't had much luck with the Pioneers recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
The victory made it two in a row for Cashmere and bumps their season record up to 6-1. As for Chelan, their loss dropped their record down to 2-5.
Everything came up roses for Cashmere against Chelan in their previous meeting back in October of 2023, as the squad secured a 58-7 win. In that contest, Cashmere amassed a halftime lead of 28-7, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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