Empire Hope to Keep Pace for First as Soul Come to Town
June 14, 2018 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Philadelphia Soul News Release
PHILADELPHIA, PA - The Philadelphia Soul (4-4) hit the road to face the Albany Empire (5-3) on Saturday, June 16 at 6 p.m. ET at Times Union Center on CBS Sports Network. Both teams are looking to bounce back from a Week 9 loss.
The first-place Baltimore Brigade (6-2) hosts the Washington Valor (1-7) on Friday, June 15 at 7 p.m. ET at Royal Farms Arena on CBS Sports Network. The Valor got their first-win of 2018 last week against the Philadelphia Soul, 49-48.
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WEEK 10 MATCHUP
PHILADELPHIA SOUL (4-4) AT ALBANY EMPIRE (5-3)
Saturday, June 16 at 6 p.m. ET (CBS SPORTS NETWORK)
PHILADELPHIA ALBANY
REG. SEASON SERIES LEADER Series tied 1-1
STREAKS L1 L1
LAST WEEK L 49-48 vs Valor L 59-56 vs Brigade
LAST REG. SEASON MEETING 5/19/18 Empire 41 at Soul 36
TOTAL OFFENSE (RANK) 264.8 (1) 250.6 (2)
TOTAL DEFENSE (RANK) 244.1 (2) 229.8 (1)
POINTS SCORED (RANK) 46.0 (3) 48.8 (2)
POINTS ALLOWED (RANK) 44.5 (2) 42.8 (1)
TURNOVER MARGIN (RANK) -7 (4) +9 (1)
WHAT TO LOOK FOR:
SOUL: QB Shane Austin got assigned to the Soul last week after being released by the Valor following Week 7...In his first time in a Soul uniform, Austin went for 18-of-33 passes for 302 yards, two INTs and six TDs...Austin has a dynamic duo of receivers to target... WR Darius Prince hauled in eight catches for 146 yards and four TDs...Prince has 60 receptions for 765 yards and 15 TDs on the season, making him the League leader in reception yards...WR Darius Reynolds caught four receptions for 80 yards and one TD in Week 9...In nine games this season, Reynolds has 35 receptions for 502 yards and nine TDs...DB James Romain and DB Dwayne Hollis leads the Soul defense...The duo has combined for 79 total tackles, one tackle for-a-loss, three INTs, 16 pass breakups, and 19 passes defended
EMPIRE: QB Tommy Grady completed 19-of-28 passes for 275 yards, one INT and seven TDs last week...Grady has gone 156-of-239 passes for 1,928 yards, five INTs, and 49 TDs in 2018..The former Ute ranks first in the League in passing yards and passing touchdowns...Grady has found two key receivers to target...WR Malachi Jones hauled in seven catches for 93 yards and two TDs, along with 15 rushing yards and one TD...The rookie ranks second in reception yards with 713...WR Joe Hills caught nine receptions for 132 yards and four TDs against the Brigade in Week 9...Hills recorded his 250th career TD reception, becoming the 11th player in AFL history to reach the milestone...DL Joe Sykes is on the verge of becoming the AFL's all-time sack leader...Sykes recorded a 0.5 sack against the Brigade and is currently tied with AFL Hall of Famer Sam Hernandez with 60.5 career sacks...Sykes will be looking to break the record over the next four weeks
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