Crescendo Jazz Edge Papaya Punch Pelicans 120-119
Crescendo lost a 10-point halftime lead in a 38-point Papaya Punch third, then got louder at the finish to win by 1.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Papaya Punch | 28 | 24 | 38 | 29 | 119 |
 Crescendo | 31 | 31 | 24 | 34 | 120 |
Crescendo is supposed to get louder every quarter. At the Three Modes Arena, it saved the loudest for last.
The Crescendo Jazz opened 31-28 and took the second 31-24 for a 62-52 halftime lead. Then Papaya Punch erupted. The Papaya Punch Pelicans won the third 38-24 and flipped the game to a 90-86 lead heading into the fourth.
Crescendo answered with 34 in the final quarter. Papaya Punch got 29, and the Crescendo Jazz escaped with a 120-119 win.
Crescendo, beaten in its opener, evens its Presidential Cannabis League record at 1-1 and sits fourth in the Northwest Division. Papaya Punch drops to 0-2, fourth in the Southwest Division, after a second straight loss.
One point.
Papaya Punch is back on the floor Saturday at 24K. Crescendo hosts SFV OG on Sunday.
Tale of the Tape
| Papaya Punch Pelicans | Crescendo Jazz | |
|---|---|---|
| 0-2 | Record | 1-1 |
| Gold Strain Series | Series | Gold Strain Series |
| Sativa | Strain type, as printed | Sativa |
| Flower · Live Resin · Diamonds | Build | Flower · Live Resin · Diamonds |
| New Pack Line | Packaging | New Pack Line |
| Blunt · Pre-Roll | Roster | Blunt · Pre-Roll |
Mirror-image rosters
Put these two benches side by side and they look like the same team in different uniforms.
Both are Gold Strain Series. Both send out exactly two players, the 1.5g Blunt and the 1g Pre-Roll. Both start with flower, carry it with live resin and finish with diamonds. Both packs are marked Sativa.
The split is in the flower and the fruit. Crescendo is built on THC Design flower, while Papaya Punch leans all the way into the tropics.
The Pre-Rolls are the easiest place to see the build in action. An infused pre-roll is flower and concentrate in a paper roll, ready-made, and both of these teams finish theirs with diamonds.
What's inside
Crescendo's reported profile moves the way its games do, starting in earthy diesel and building into berry and citrus.
Papaya Punch goes straight to the fruit stand with a tropical fruit and berry profile under its sunny yellow pack.
Each Blunt rolls in tobacco-free hemp, and each Pre-Roll stays in paper. California's paper-roll format guide draws that line plainly: paper on the outside marks a pre-roll, with flower, concentrate and a kief or diamond finish inside.