Force get some needed time off

Published on March 3, 2005 under Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
Cleveland Force News Release


CLEVELAND, OHIO - The Cleveland Force will get some deserved time off this weekend as the team will not play a game for the first time since having time off for the Holiday Seasons back in December. Cleveland has played four straight back-to-back weekend contests and six since the kicking off the 2005 portion of the season.

After 25 games, the Force currently sits in fifth place in the Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) standings with a record of 12-13 overall (7-6 at home and 5-7 on the road). Cleveland trails the expansion Chicago Storm by 1.5 games for the fourth and final playoff spot and is a half game a head of the two-time defending Baltimore Blast in sixth and 1.5 games in front of the Kansas City Comets in seventh place. The Force trails the Milwaukee Wave a top the standings by four games.

The Force is led in scoring by forward and team captain John Ball with 35 points on 16 goals and a MISL third best 19 assists. Forward Chris Handsor is second on the team with 30 points. Handsor has tallied a team-high and MISL fifth best 22 goals and eight assists. Defender Rene Rivas is third on the team with 19 points on eight goals and 11 assists. Rivas leads the team and is second in the MISL in blocks with 44.

When the team returns to action, Cleveland will have 14 games remaining, including seven home dates. The Force will play host to the Blast on Friday, March 11 at the Wolstein Convocation Center. The game, which is Mascot Mania Game, is slated to kick off at 7:35 p.m. Catch all the action live on the WHK 1420 AM in Cleveland or 1440 AM in Warren/Youngstown or worldwide on the Internet at America's Website www.thesportsking.com.

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