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Bulldogs bitten by Raiders

The peewee Cowichan Bulldogs were outnumbered but not outworked when they played host to the Gordon Head Raiders on Saturday.
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Max Vaesen carries the ball for the peewee Bulldogs against Gordon Head

The peewee Cowichan Bulldogs were outnumbered but not outworked when they played host to the Gordon Head Raiders on Saturday.

The Raiders brought with them twice as many players as the Bulldogs were able to muster, and that advantage played out in a 28-8 loss for Cowichan.

“It’s a challenge playing against a team that has more than twice as many players on it,” Bulldogs manager Jaymee Shea said. “There was some good things happening on the field and some of the same inconsistencies unfortunately as well.”

The Bulldogs kept the Raiders off the scoreboard for the first half of the game, and the Cowichan defence was strong with the exception of the four long plays that led to the Gordon Head touchdowns.

The return of Jesse Kwasny, who caught the Bulldogs’ lone touchdown, helped spark the Cowichan offence to some sustained drives and a newly discovered passing game.

The junior bantam Bulldogs had their scheduled game against Gordon Head cancelled.

Both the peewee and junior bantam Cowichan teams have road games in Campbell River next Saturday.

 



Kevin Rothbauer

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Kevin Rothbauer is the sports reporter for the Cowichan Valley Citizen
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