The Raider’s dream season came to an end this rainy evening on Field 1 at the Pleasant Prairie RecPlex. After starting out 0-3, they went the rest of way 5-0-1 to finish second in the 5th-6th grade division. Last Tuesday they won their first round playoff game, and met the 6-2-1 Cardinals in tonight’s championship game.
The same Cardinals that they tied in the season finale exactly one week ago. The same Cardinals that handed them two of their three loses. The same Cardinals they beat back on October 2nd. You could say that this had developed into quite the rivalry. And it showed tonight.
Penalties for tackling and flag guarding were being handed out left and right in a see-saw battle that ended with a Raiders game tying drive coming up just short as time expired. At least one Raider’s player chalked up the disappointing result on the weather. “We would have beat them if it wasn’t raining”, said star center and defensive lineman Jake Wellman. “The Cardinals were like fish, and we are more like squirrels. They do good in the water where we would have done better if it were dry out”.
And with that we say goodbye to the 2012 season. Great job Raiders!
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