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FireAnts Take on BlueCats in Indiana

June 11, 2004 - National Indoor Football League (NIFL)
Tupelo FireAnts News Release


Tupelo, MS--The Tupelo FireAnts hit the road this weekend as they take on the Evansville BlueCats in Indiana on Saturday.

The Tupelo FireAnts come into tomorrow's game in sixth place in the Atlantic conference with an overall record of 6-4, and a 1-3 mark on the road. The FireAnts are on a two-game losing streak after falling to the Lake Charles LandSharks by a score of 59-55 last Saturday night in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The FireAnts have scored a league-high 60 points per game, while allowing 49. Tupelo is averaging a league-high 108 yards on the ground per game, with 158 through the air for a total of 266 yards of offense per game. Tupelo's defense has allowed 78 yards rushing per game, and an average of 185 yards passing for a total of 263 yards of offense per game, with a total of 17 sacks, 5 fumble recoveries, and 18 interceptions. For the season, the FireAnts have been penalized an average of 5 times for 33 yards per game.

The Evansville BlueCats come into this week's game in tenth place in the Atlantic Conference with an overall record of 4-6, including a 2-3 record at home. The BlueCats are on a two-game losing streak after dropping a 31-27 decision against the Atlantic City CardSharks last Saturday night at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The BlueCats have scored 45 points per game, while allowing 53. Evansville is averaging 80 yards on the ground per game, with 168 through the air for a total of 248 yards of offense per game. The BlueCats defense has allowed 90 yards rushing per game, and an average of 166 yards passing for a total of 256 yards of offense per game, with a total of 17 sacks, 5 fumble recoveries, and 10 interceptions. For the season, the BlueCats have been penalized an average of 7 times for 48 yards per game.

You can listen to all of the football action tomorrow night in Evansville on your home for FireAnts Football, WBIP 99.3FM starting at 7:00pm or catch the real audio broadcast on www.fireantsfootball.com, thanks to Dixie-Net Communications.

In other news, the FireAnts will return to home turf in a special home game on Saturday, June 19th at the BancorpSouth Center in Tupelo. This is an added home game to the ‘Ants 2004 schedule. This game will serve as a make up contest for the away game originally scheduled on May 15th in Waco, TX.

Your FireAnts are in the hunt for their first ever playoff berth. Come on down to the BancorpSouth Center on Saturday, June 19th at 7:05pm and cheer you FireAnts onto victory. Individual tickets will go on sale for this game on Tuesday, June 15th after 2:00pm by calling 841-6528. For more information, contact the FireAnts at 620-BITE.



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