Dusters win
Published on June 6, 2009 under arenafootball2 (af2)
Amarillo Venom News Release
The Amarillo Dusters started fast against the Rio Grande Dorados tonight. In quarterback Julian Reese's first drive of the season, he rushed for a touchdown to put the team on top 7-0. After a Dorado fumble and interception, Reese threw for two more touchdowns (each to Alex Watson) making the score 20-0 at the end of the first quarter.
Rio Grande battled back in the second quarter on three Nick Hill touchdown strikes. But the Dusters came up with a big stop as the half expired and headed into the locker room with a 35-21 lead.
Midway through the fourth quarter the Dusters owned a 56-34 advantage, but they saw that lead shrink to 56-48, with time winding down. Gerard Lewis came up with his second interception on the game and returned it for a touchdown to seal the deal 62-48.
The Dusters move to (2-8) on the season, while Rio Grande falls to (5-4).
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