Friday, April 23, 2010

Springfield Buzzards update



The Buzzards suffered another big loss on Saturday against the Oregon Outlaws who they had previously beaten a few weeks ago on March 30. The Outlaws hosted the game at Cottage Grove High School where both teams hold their home games so there was a lot of pride on the line, not to mention the huge rivalry that’s been brewing between the two teams over the years.
The Dirty Birds came out strong scoring a touchdown five minutes into the first quarter as Quarterback Jeremy Shay ran for his second rushing touchdown of the season.
The next score from the Buzzards came from Travis Warren blocking the Outlaws extra point and running it back for a safety at the end of the first quarter for a score of 9-6.
The Outlaws answered back at the beginning of the second quarter by scoring another touchdown to put the Outlaws up 12-9. This is where things started to go wrong for the Birds as the Outlaws continued to gain yards on the ground and in the air and getting two more touchdowns before the end of the half.
The third quarter started off as poorly as the second had ended as the Outlaws scored right out of the gate with 13:50 to go in the third giving them the lead of 31-9. The Outlaws would score a safety and another touchdown finishing the quarter at a dismal 39-9.
Never giving up our Buzzards rallied in the fourth quarter with one touchdown from Sean Turner and Shay hooking up with Andy Becker for the final touchdown of the game with about a minute left. The Buzzards finished strong with a final score of 39-21 giving them a 1-3 record so far this season.
The next game should prove to be a tough one for the Buzzards as they host the Portland Monarchs who are 4-0 and have been putting up impressive numbers against their opponents. The next game will be Saturday, April 24, at 6:00 p.m. at Cottage Grove High School.

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