MILWAUKEE-It wasn't the prettiest performance, but the Colorado Crush were able to beat the Milwaukee Mustangs 17-3 in a Week 7 AFL game.
The game started with the teams trading punts, then Colorado got moving with an 11-play, 80-yard drive. Howton Thom finished the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to Tyler Howell giving the Crush a 7-0 lead with 3:19 left in the first quarter.
Milwaukee would punt on their next possession, then Colorado appeared primed to score again. But Thom would get intercepted by Trent Josephs who ran it back 15 yards to the Mustangs' 28-yard line. The Mustangs would have to punt, then the Crush turned the ball over again, as Josephs recovered an Aaron Yarnell fumble at the Colorado 37-yard line. A sack would knock Milwaukee out of field goal range, and the Mustangs punted it away. After a subsequent Crush punt, Milwaukee appeared ready to get on the scoreboard, but Rock Philbrook missed a 40-yard field goal attempt. Colorado would then move the ball 63 yards on 14 plays. Earl Ginger would end the march with a 24-yard field goal with 35 seconds remaining to give the Crush a 10-0 halftime lead.
The Mustangs opened the second half with a 7-play, 52-yard drive ending with a 30-yard field goal by Philbrook to make it 10-3 with 11:18 to go in the third quarter. The Crush responded with a 6-play, 67-yard drive. Thom finished it off with a 16-yard touchdown pass to Yarnell to make it 17-3 with 7:42 to go in the third.
From that point on, nobody could find the scoring touch. Milwaukee went three-and-out, but Howell botched the return, and Newton Ham recovered for the Mustangs at the Colorado 24-yard line. Cecil Nathan would pick off a Bruce Baskerville pass for the Crush at his own 8-yard line. Colorado wound punt, and a Milwaukee drive was short-circuited by a C.C. Cage fumble recovered by Nathan at the Crush 17-yard line. Colorado opened the fourth by fumbling the ball away, as Hayden Zeth fell on a Regis Duck fumble at the Milwaukee 41-yard line. Baskerville tried to throw a touchdown, but Deron Putman picked it off in the end zone for a touchback. The teams traded punts, and the Mustangs had one more chance to get in the end zone, but were turned away at the Colorado 9-yard line with 2:19 left in the game.
Colorado (5-2) gained 353 yards of total offense. The Crush ran for 140 yards on 35 carries. Valentine Millstone led the team with 68 yards on 12 carries. Thom was 19-of-29 passing for 213 yards, 2 TD and 1 INT. He was not sacked in the game. Howell was the leading receiver with 8 catches for 79 yards and a TD. The Crush host the San Jose Sabercats next week.
Milwaukee (4-3) gained 271 yards of total offense. The Mustangs ran for 88 yards on 19 carries. Garrett Counts led the team with 53 yards on 9 carries. Baskerville was 18-of-40 passing for 213 yards and 2 INT. He was sacked nine times, losing 60 yards. Nelson Romine was the leading receiver with 6 catches for 36 yards. The Mustangs visit the Iowa Barnstormers next week.
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