Dorados Game Notes
April 22, 2006 - arenafootball2 (af2)
Rio Grande Valley Dorados News Release
Rio Grande Valley Dorados (2-1) vs. Arkansas Twisters (3-0)
Date: Saturday, April 22, 2006
Kickoff: 7:30 p.m. CT
Site: Obra Homes Field at Dodge Arena (5,500)
National Anthem: TBA
Coin Toss: Head Referee
Officials: Referee: Fred Wiedower
Umpire: Michael Cooper
Head Linesman: Bradford Edwards
Line Judge: Wayne Winkler
Back Judge: Scott Vaughan
Doraods Radio: ESPN Radio 1240 (KSOX)
TV: Televisa XERV-9 (Cable 19)
Series Record: ARK leads 1-0
Last Meeting: ARK, 42-28, July 24, 2004, Dodge Arena
Streaks: Arkansas W3 Rio Grande W2
Coaches: Marty Hammond (2-1, 0-0 playoffs, 1st Season)
DORADOS MEDIA CONTACT:
Dorados: Rich Bocchini, 956.843.5656 and 956.227.4940
Game Time Media Contact: Joey Hinojosa
THE SCENARIO: Rio Grande Valley edged Birmingham 44-43 in OT last week in Alabama to win their second game in a row, while Arkansas is off to a 3-0 streak to start the season. The Twisters are 5-0 dating back to the last two games of the 2005 season.
THE SERIES: Arkansas defeated Rio Grande 42-28 in the only prior meeting between the two teams; July 24, 2004 at the Dodge Arena. This is the second week in a row the Dorados have faced a team for the first time since 2004.
OFF THE NET
§ Arkansas has the second best scoring offense (60.3) in the league, while Rio is fifth (51).
§ The Twisters have scored the most TD's in the league (27), while Rio is third (22).
§ Rio has made the most offensive plays (146) to the Twisters 105 (10th).
§ The Twisters average the second most yards per play (8.2), while Rio is 16th (5.6)
§ The Twisters (288.3) and Dorados (271) are third and fourth respectively in total offensive yards.
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THIS WEEK'S QUOTES courtesy of themonitor.com
Josh Kellett on this week's game
"This is a division game, so it's obviously a very important game," Dorados quarterback Josh Kellett said. "We're 1-0 in the division and they're undefeated. And you always want to win at home."
Marty Hammond on last week's OT win at Birmingham
"I felt we played poorly the entire game, and Birmingham made us pay for it in the second half, that's for sure," Hammond said. "We've got a long ways to go. We just have to keep getting better each week.
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