ROSEMONT, IL-The Chicago Rush held on to defeat the Milwaukee Mustangs 24-21 in a Week 3 AFL game.
There was no scoring for much of the first half. The teams traded punts until early in the second quarter, when the Mustangs seemed to catch a break. Rosey Rader sacked Hershel Kimbrell and caused a fumble that was recovered by Travis Gargas at the Rush 8-yard line. However, Rock Philbrook would miss a 21-yard field goal attempt. Chicago then went on a 20-play, 89-yard drive that included a 14-yard gain on a fake punt from Winn Burnett to Silvio Rancher. Finley Gentry would finally put an end to the near 9-minute drive with a 7-yard touchdown run to give the Rush a 7-0 lead with 2:09 to go in the half. Milwaukee tried to drive for a score, but Bruce Baskerville was intercepted by Loren Wilkerson at the Chicago 32-yard line, and the half came to an end.
At the second half kickoff, Buckley Ravens fumbled the Milwaukee Return and Corwin Lindstrom recovered for the Rush at the Mustangs' 31-yard line. Eight plays later, Rusty Robustito scored on a 5-yard reverse to extend Chicago's lead to 14-0 with 11:50 to go in the third quarter. Milwaukee would answer back with a 12-play, 68-yard drive. Manolo Gage would dive in from the 1 to make it 14-7 with 6:50 left in the third. Lonnie Clements fielded a short kickoff and returned it 59 yards to the Mustangs' 25-yard line. Four plays later, Gentry scored his second touchdown of the game from 8 yards out to make it 21-7 with 5:05 to go in the third quarter.
Milwaukee would respond with a 13-play, 76-yard drive. Like Chicago, the Mustangs also faked a kick of fourth down. Philbrook appeared to line up for a 53-yard field goal, but Mills King took the snap and ran five yards for a first down at the Rush 31-yard line. Eventually, Baskerville finished the drive with a 2-yard touchdown pass to Heinie Clausen to make it 21-14 with 14:09 to go in the fourth quarter. After Clements took another short Mustangs' kick into Milwaukee territory, the Rush ended a 6-play, 26-yard drive with a 40-yard field goal by Dete Justen making it 24-14 with 11:06 left in the fourth. Milwaukee tried to drive down the field, but Niko Simon would pick off Baskerville and returned it 14 yards to the Rush 15-yard line. Chicago drove toward a score to put Milwaukee away, but Justen missed a 30-yard field goal at the two-minute warning. Milwaukee would move 80 yards on 6 plays, ending with a 9-yard touchdown pass from Baskerville to Gage to make it 24-21 with 41 seconds left. The Mustangs attempted an onside kick, but Robustito fell on it at the Milwaukee 45-yard line and Chicago ran out the clock.
Chicago (2-1) gained 332 yards of total offense. The Rush ran for 155 yards on 39 carries. Gentry led the team with 67 yards on 11 carries and 2 TD. Kimbrell was 20-of-28 passing for 183 yards and was sacked twice, losing 20 yards. Kendall Falcinelli led the receivers with 6 catches for 57 yards. The Rush will visit the Tampa Bay Storm next week.
Milwaukee (2-1) gained 328 yards of total offense. The Mustangs ran for 58 yards on 20 carries. Gage led the team with 24 yards on 7 carries and a TD. Baskerville was 23-of-39 passing for 285 yards, 2 TD and 2 INT. He was sacked once for a 15-yard loss. C.C. Cage led the receivers with 11 catches for 150 yards. The Mustangs visit the Georgia Force next week.
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