LOS ANGELES-The Los Angeles Avengers broke a four-game losing streak, defeating the Arizona Rattlers 40-17 in a Week 8 AFL contest.
The Avengers began the game with a 13-play, 29-yard drive, ending it with a 47-yard field goal by Carmon Grimes to put Los Angeles up 3-0 with 11:04 left in the first quarter. Arizona's first drive ended with an interception by Gus Wolfe at the Rattlers' 31-yard line. After a 5-play, 23-yard drive, Grimes kicked a 25-yard field goal to make it 6-0 with 8:07 left in the first. After both teams traded punts, the Rattlers drove 43 yards on 5 plays. Melvin Jones would score on an 11-yard touchdown run to give Arizona a 7-6 lead with 1:32 to go in the first quarter.
The Avengers would answer back with an 11-play, 68-yard drive, and Grimes kicked his third field goal of the game, from 21 yards out, to put Los Angeles back in the lead, 9-7 with 10:27 left in the first half. The Rattlers would turn it over again as Don Fawcett was intercepted by Preacher Draper who returned it 20 yards to the Arizona 38. Two plays later, Juan York hit Clovis Awtrey for a 36-yard touchdown with 8:20 left in the second quarter, giving the Avengers a 16-7 lead. Arizona went three-and-out, and Chip Kindrick returned the punt 30 yards to the Rattlers' 42-yard line. Four plays later, Kindrick scored on a 4-yard touchdown run to extend the Avengers lead to 23-7 with 4:27 remaining in the half. The Rattlers fumbled the ensuing kickoff, but York had a pass intercepted by Whitey Teel who returned it 10 yards to their own 17. Following a 10-play, 53-yard drive, Pancho Barrow kicked a 47-yard field goal with 19 seconds left, and the score was 23-10 at halftime.
Arizona started the second half going three-and-out, and the Avengers drove 54 yards on 5 plays. York finished the drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Randall Dimsey to make it 30-10 with 10:58 remaining in the third. The Rattlers tried to drive for a score, but Speedy Crowley's fumble was recovered by Elrod Rodgers at the Avengers' 24. The Avengers would punt, and the Rattlers went on a 6-play, 80-yard drive, and Fawcett completed a 10-yard touchdown pass to Stomp Navarro, cutting the lead to 30-17 with 4:06 left in the third quarter. The Avengers went three-and-out, and Fawcett was later picked off by Courtney Harrelson. Los Angeles then went 48 yards on 3 plays, with York tossing a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kindrick, making the score 37-17 just as the third quarter came to an end.
After an ill-fated attempt by Arizona to go for it on fourth down, the Avengers had a 6-play, 22-yard drive, ending with a 19-yard field goal by Grimes, making the score 40-17 with 10:33 to go in the game. Not much of note happened after that, as the Avengers were content to run out the clock, and the Rattlers couldn't make much of a move.
Los Angeles (3-5) gained 447 yards of total offense. The Avengers ran for 132 yards on 30 carries. Kindrick led the team with 93 yards on 17 carries and a TD. His 2-yard touchdown reception also made him the first player to score 10 TDs this season (6 rushing, 4 receiving). York was 24-of-39 passing for 321 yards, 3 TD and 1 INT. He was sacked once for a 6-yard loss. Keifer Dance led the Avengers with 6 receptions for 62 yards. The Avengers will host the Nashville Kats next week.
Arizona (1-7) gained 291 yards of total offense. The Rattlers ran for 49 yards on just 13 carries. Jones led the team with 23 yards on 6 carries and a TD. He also led the receivers with 6 catches for 47 yards. Fawcett went 26-of-41 passing for 288 yards, 1 TD and 3 INT. He was sacked five times, losing 46 yards. The Rattlers host the Orlando Predators next week.
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