After flying high against Kiona-Benton last Friday, Connell came back down to earth. The Connell Eagles were dealt a 47-14 defeat at the hands of the Cashmere Bulldogs on Friday. The Eagles were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 27-7.
Rylan Hatmaker continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Cashmere, throwing for 291 yards and five touchdowns while completing 81.5% of his passes, and also rushing for 45 yards. The dominant performance gave Hatmaker a new career-high in rushing yards. Logan Spies was Hatmaker's top target, picking up 108 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
With the loss, Connell broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 3-4. As for Cashmere, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 6-1.
Connell has already played their next matchup, a 52-12 victory against Wapato on the 26th. As for Cashmere, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next match, a 61-7 win against Chelan on the 24th.
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