Hammers Roll 63-22 over Louisiana at the VBC
June 2, 2013 - Professional Indoor Football League (PIFL)
Alabama Hammers News Release
Huntsville, AL - The Alabama Hammerslooked a little flat in the early going against Louisiana, but theProfessional Indoor Football League's top team put on quite a showduring the second and third quarters on Saturday night.
The Hammers broke open a one-pointgame with 49 unanswered points and cruised to a 63-22 victory before3,079 fans at the Von Braun Center.
Alabama improved to 7-2 as quarterbackRussel Hill threw for 191 yards and five touchdowns in completing 22of 32 passes with one interception. Ex-UNA star Mico McSwain caught10 passes for 104 yards and three scores, while Charles McClain -another former Lion - hauled in nine for 83 and three of his own.
The Swashbucklers - who didn't scorea touchdown until the final quarter - fell to 4-5 after having lastweekend's home game against Alabama postponed.
"It was an impressive win and welooked particularly well on defense,'' Hammers coach Dean Cokinossaid. "Now we've got to refocus and get ready for a tough Richmondteam next weekend."
Alabama now holds a game and a halflead over Richmond (6-4), which fell 69-63 in triple overtimeSaturday at fourth-place Albany (5-4).
The Hammers led 7-6 after the openingquarter on Hill's 15-yard pass to McClain and 28-6 at halftimefollowing a 9-yarder to McClain, a 4-yarder to McSwain and JeremyGrier's 5-yard scoring snag.
Grier's 40-yard scoop and score of afumble on defense kick started a near flawless third quarter that sawthe Hammers advantage soar to 56-6 with McClain hauling in an11-yarder, and fullback Daniel Ross adding a 1-yard dive to basicallyseal the deal heading to the final 15 minutes.
Defensive lineman Darian Barnes hadthree and a half sacks for Alabama and also paced the squad with fivetackles alongside defensive back Travis Blanchard.
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