Tigercats fall short against Gar-Pal, 50-38

In a battle of running games, the LaCrosse-Washtucna Tigercats came up a bit short in a hard fought battle last Friday against Garfield-Palouse, 50-38. The Tigercats came out looking strong in the first quarter, taking a 14-8 lead, but Gar-Pal’s running assault enjoyed huge success in the second quarter, which ultimately led to the win.

Gar-Pal outscored the Tigercats 22-8 in the second quarter.

“It was a good game between two evenly matched teams,” head coach Jeff Nelson said. “Both teams have the same philosophy of run the football. We just did not tackle well. We were in the right place at...