Box Score It was not pretty. Luckily for the Strike Force, the record is the only thing that matters at the end of the year. There are no style points. A win is a win no matter how you get it and the Strike Force embodied that Saturday night in Tucson.
San Diego capped off a comeback win with a strong 4th quarter, beating the Sugar Skulls 41-40 thanks to some strong defense down the stretch.
The Strike Force were down 28-13 with 28 seconds left in the first half and it looked like the Sugar Skulls might sink San Diego's season.
A four play drive that took 22 seconds and was capped off with a 9 yard touchdown reception by WR
Isiah Cox gave the visitors some life. The Strike Force went into the locker room down 28-19.
The teams traded scores to start the second half before the San Diego defense locked things down.
Two turnovers on downs and two interceptions forced by the Strike Force defense coupled with a few quick scores from the offense led to a chance for K
Conor Mangan to be the hero.
An unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after RB
Rudy Johnson scored from 13 yards out to tie the game with under two minutes remaining pushed the ensuing PAT back 15 yards.
Mangan snuck it through the left upright and the one point would be the difference. It was San Diego's first lead of the game and the only one they needed.
SPECIAL TEAMS AGAIN MAKE THE DIFFERENCE
6' 4" 305 pound DL Penaia Moa capped off a special teams play for the ages in the third quarter.
A Tucson PAT was blocked and scooped up by DB
Atoa Fox. Fox pitched it to DB
Tariq Thompson who took it all the way deep into Tucson territory and found Moa who took the ball the rest of the way.
The two points loomed large in the end.
NOTABLES
- DB Atoa Fox had two interceptions on the night. The secondary as a unit had three total. (Leads IFL with 22 on season)
- QB Nate Davis went 15/30 for 196 yards with 5 TD passes and 2 INTs. He leads the IFL with 54 passing touchdowns.
- WR Isiah Cox led San Diego in the receiving category with 6 receptions for 86 yards and 3 TDs
- The Strike Force offensive line as a unit did not give up a sack again tonight. They have given up the fewest sacks in the league this season (3).
San Diego stays in Arizona, next traveling up north to face the Northern Arizona Wranglers on Saturday. The Strike Force currently lead the Wranglers by a half game in the standings with Northern Arizona having yet to play their Week 15 matchup vs San Antonio.
