BattleHawks Suffer First Loss
February 16, 2020 - XFL (XFL)
St. Louis Battlehawks News Release
(Houston, TX) - After opening the season with a victory in Dallas, the St. Louis BattleHawks fell 28-24 in Houston to the Roughnecks tonight at TDECU Stadium.
The BattleHawks trailed 21-6 at halftime, but opened the second half of play with a pair of touchdown drives to narrow the gap. Quarterback Jordan Ta'amu completed 30/37 passes for 284 yards with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. L'Damian Washington, De'Mornay Pierson-El, and Matt Jones each caught a touchdown as St. Louis racked up 390 yards of offense on 83 plays.
Pierson-El's nine catches were the second most in a single XFL game this season behind only LA's Nelson Spruce (11) in Week One. The BattleHawks defense allowed their first touchdown of the season, after playing 71:46 without allowing the opponent into the endzone.
Below please find video links to the postgame press conference with Coach Jonathan Hayes and members of the Houston Roughnecks.
The St. Louis BattleHawks will play in their home opener this Sunday, February 23rd in The Dome at America's Center at 2pm on ESPN.
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