Two touchdowns from the special teams unit made up for a sluggish performance by the offense as the reigning Pearl Bowl champion Obic Seagulls defeated the Lixil Deers 23-10 on Sunday at Fujitsu Stadium Kawasaki.
The Seagulls won the semifinal matchup and advanced to the Pearl Bowl final for the sixth time in their last eight chances (the tournament was not held in 2011 and 2015 because of the world championship of American football) and will play the IBM BigBlue for the second straight year on June 28 at Tokyo Dome.
The Seagulls, who normally have a high-scoring offense, struggled on that side of the ball, scoring an offensive touchdown with 22 seconds remaining in the second quarter and being shut out in the second half.