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Game Preview: Bemidji at Colorado

May 7, 2015 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Minnesota Axemen News Release


The Axemen will play the Ice for the first time in the two team's history.Bemidji, Minn. - The Bemidji Axemen will travel to Colorado this Saturday as they take on the Ice for the first time in the teams' short histories. The game will begin at 8 p.m. central time at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, Colorado. The two teams have both won two games this season. The Ice defeated Billings and Wichita Falls while the Axemen defeated Billings and Green Bay.

Colorado is coming off a 41-34 loss to the Tri-Cities Fever. Their offense averages 237.9 total yards per game which is third highest in the IFL while their 179.8 average passing yards per game is also third in the league. The Ice boast the second best pass defense in the IFL by only allowing 139.5 yards per game and have intercepted six passes.

Colorado's passing attack is led by quarterback Brandon Mitchell who has gone 91-154 for 1,050 passing yards and 20 passing touchdowns. Mitchell averages 150 passing yards per game, fifth most in the IFL. Mitchell also leads the team with 251 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns. Roy Roundtree is the leading receiver for the Ice, bringing in 30 receptions for 416 yards and five touchdowns. Roundtree's average of 59.4 receiving yards per game is fourth highest in the league while Kyle Kaiser has the fifth most receiving touchdowns in the league with nine. The leading tackler for Colorado is Armogen Walker who has 62 total tackles and 4.5 tackles for a loss.

Bemidji is coming off a 55-28 loss to the Green Bay Blizzard where their offense stalled because of a shoulder injury to quarterback Dante Perez which sidelined him for the whole game. The Axemen offense averages 221.6 yards per game which is led by their third ranked rushing attack that averages 77.1 yards per game. The Bemidji offense also has the second most first downs in the league with 174. Bemidji leads the IFL with 93 penalties for a total of 801 yards.

Dante Perez is day-to-day with a shoulder injury that he suffered early in the first quarter of last weekend's game. Perez would sit out the rest of the game but has gone 27-42 for 302 yards and seven touchdown passes during the season. Mulku Kalokoh leads Bemidji with 322 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns. Kalokoh also leads the team with 1,001 all-purpose yards (631 return, 322 rushing and 48 receiving) and four return touchdowns. Josh Jarboe has hauled in a team high 53 receptions for 590 receiving yards and seven touchdowns. Jarboe averages 65.6 receiving yards per game which is the third highest average in the league. Tony Grimes leads the team 49 total tackles while Jory Johnson leads the team with 6.5 tackles for a loss. Johnson and Scooter Rogers both lead the team with three interceptions.

The first meeting between the two franchises will be a game where both teams are hungry to get back into the win column.



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