The Allen Wranglers were action Saturday night against the Sioux Falls Storm.
The Wranglers are now 5-2, as they suffer their second loss of the season 52-45 at the Allen Event Center in Allen, Texas. They are now second in the Intense Conference of the IFL (Indoor Football League), two full games behind the Tri-Cities Fever who are 7-0.
Running back Darius Fudge of the Wranglers had two turnovers near the goal line, while trying to stretch in for touchdowns.
However there were other reasons why the Wranglers were unable to get the win Saturday night.
After taking the lead on a Terrell Owens touchdown from Maurice Avery to make the score 45-38, the Wranglers seemed to be a little sluggish. The Wranglers were able to keep the score tied or remain in the lead throughout most of the game against the Storm until that point.
They may have gotten away from their game plan as Mike Phillips stated to me after the game, who wasn‘t dressed and his arm was in a sling.
Avery also was running for his life after the offensive line seemed to have broken down. Either way, the Storm remain undefeated so far this season at 6-0. The Wranglers still performed well, but just wasn’t able weather the Storm.
The Wranglers quarterback for the night was Maurice Avery. Filling in for Kacey Printers he finished the night with a 20/32 282 yards six touchdowns and one interception. That one interception pretty much closed the book on the Wranglers chances of winning the game at the 9:23 mark of the fourth quarter. Avery also ran with the ball 13 times for 57 yards.
Darius Fudge couldn’t get the running game going, rushing the ball 10 times for 25 yards and two fumbles, but he made up for it in receptions. Fudge caught six passes for 57 yards, saving many sacks of Avery as an outlet receiver.
Terrell Owens had an impressive outing grabbing 5 catches for 88 yards and two touchdown passes.
Also Owens was put in the wall on more than one occasion, but on two of those occasions an in good sportsmanship fashion, the Storm defensive players made sure he didn’t flip over and hurt himself.
Luke McArdle of the Wranglers also caught seven passes for 78 and two touchdowns. Ryan Moore caught two passes and 59 yards two touchdowns as well.
The Storm were lead by quarterback Chris Dixon, who threw 24 for 31 for 314 and four touchdowns. He also ran the ball for 61 yards and two touchdowns as well.
The Storm did most of their damage through the air however. Clinton Salmons caught seven passes for 67 yards and two touchdowns. Korey Williams caught eight passes for 112 yards and one touchdown, and Carl Sims caught 5 balls for 90 yards and a touchdown.
The defense of the Wranglers was good for three and a half quarters. Frankie Solomon Jr. picked off two passes for the Wranglers defense. That gave him a total of six for the season.
However the Wranglers are not getting to the quarterback enough, just like in games past. They have only registered six sacks this season, however they lead the league on points allowed with only 37.9 points per game.
The Allen Wranglers are on the road in two weeks (after their second bye) to face the Wichita Wild for a third time. The Wranglers are 2-0 against the Wild, and will need to make it 3-0 to keep themselves ahead of the pack.
Last time these two teams met the Wranglers won a very physical game 61-48. The Wranglers won their home opener against the Wild as well by a score of 50-30.
The next home game for the Wranglers is May 5, 2012 against the New Mexico Stars who they beat in New Mexico 45-28.
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