Blitz Ranked Ninth in Week Seven Coaches Poll
May 9, 2007 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Bakersfield Blitz News Release
BAKERSFIELD, CA - After dropping their second straight game this season, the Bakersfield Blitz (3-2) slid to 9th in the Week 7 Top 16 Coaches Poll.
This Saturday, the Blitz travel to Washington to take on the defending ArenaCup champions, the Spokane Shock (3-2), who are ranked 10th in this week's poll. The last time these two teams met was in the playoffs in 2006. The Blitz lead much of that game, but the Shock came back to win, 50-47, in the closing seconds that afternoon.
Here is the complete Week 7 Coaches Poll:
RANK TEAM PTS
1 W-B/Scranton 451 (22)
2 Tulsa 400 (5)
3 Bossier-Shrev. 394 (2)
4 Boise 333 (1)
5 Arkansas 307
6 Florida 293
7 Rio Gra. Valley 289
8 South Georgia 244
9 Bakersfield 212
10 Spokane 193
11 Mah. Valley 171
12 Quad City 123
13 Alabama 117
14 Tri-Cities 99
15 Tenn. Valley 96
16 Oklahoma City 93
The Blitz will return home on Saturday, May 19th to take on the Tri-Cities Fever at 7:00 p.m. at Rabobank Arena on Youth Football Night. In addition, it is Student and Military Night. Anyone with a valid student or military I.D. will be able to purchase tickets for just $2. More information is available at WWW.BBLITZ.COM or by calling the Blitz at 661-377-2548.
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