Edge Visit Wichita in Battle of Scoring Leaders
March 28, 2013 - Champions Professional Indoor Football League (CPIFL)
Bloomington Edge News Release
The Bloomington Edge hit the road for the first time this season in a matchup of the top two scoring teams in the Champions Professional Indoor Football League this Saturday.
The Edge carry a 1-1 record into Saturday's 7:05 p.m. kickoff against the 3-0 Wichita Wild at Hartman Arena. The game can be heard on WJBC.com at 6:45. The Edge dominated the Mid-Missouri Outlaws last Friday at home in a 54-3 triumph behind 12-for-26 passing and 120 yards with three touchdowns for Jim DuPage and 42 yards rushing with one touchdown from Andre Raymond. LaVaughn Macon returned three field goals a total of 96 yards, including a 57-yard scoring return for the longest such play in the league this season, to earn CPIFL Special Teams Player of the Week.
The Wild average 56.3 points per game, just ahead of the 55 points per contest put up by the Edge. Wild quarterback Rocky Hinds, who played one season in Bloomington, is the current CPIFL Offensive Player of the Week after passing for 149 yards and four touchdowns in last week's 39-20 win over the Kansas Koyotes. Hinds leads the CPIFL with 12 touchdown passes and has not thrown an interception this season.
After Saturday's game, the Edge host contests on the following two Fridays beginning with an April 5 matchup with the Lincoln Haymakers. Edge information, including group discounts, is available by calling 309-TC SPORT (827-7678) with additional team information available on Facebook (Bloomington Edge), Twitter (BloomingtonEdge) and www.bloomingtonedge.com. For single-game tickets, visit the U.S. Cellular Coliseum box office weekdays between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. or call 309-434-2679.
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