Georgia Force Beat Pittsburgh Power 55-52
May 5, 2012 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Georgia Force News Release
Pittsburgh, PA - The Georgia Force managed to pull out a narrow victory against the Pittsburgh Power with a final game score of 55-52 in the Arena Football League's Week 9 contest held in The Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh stopped Georgia on the first drive, and were able to secure a 7 point lead shortly after by QB PJ Berry. On the ensuing kickoff, FJ Johnson gave the Force good field position with a 25 yard return. On 3rd and 2, QB RJ Archer found WR Larry Shipp for a 16 yard touchdown. The Force managed to tie the score at 13-13 with a 3 yard touchdown pass from Archer to WR Mike Johnson at the end of the first quarter.
During the first play of the second quarter, WR Jeremy Grier forced a fumble. Two plays later, WR CJ Johnson scored an eight yard touchdown pass. WIth roughly 10 minutes left in the second quarter, the Power managed to gain a one point lead, 20-19. With roughly 4 and a half minutes left in the second quarter, the Force answered with a 5 yard touchdown grab by Shipp.
Pittsburgh struck first coming out of the half with a touchdown pass from Bryan Randall to Mike Washington. An interception return by the Power pulled the Pittsburgh lead up to 39-27. DB Tracy Belton secured a pick-6 with 3 and half minutes left in the third quarter. With only 3 and half minutes left the game, Archer was able to make a thirty five yard touchdown pass to pull the Force up 55-52.
The Force will return homenext weekend, facingthe Tampa Bay Stormon Saturday, May 12th at 7 p.m. EST atthe The Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia. The game will be televised on WSB MeTV 2.2 Atlanta, as well as streamed live on Ustream.
The 2012 season is in full swing withan exciting, family-friendly slate of promotions and entertainment. For more information on howto reserve your single game tickets for as low as $10, please callthe front office at 770.609.1300 . For more information, please visit www.georgiaforce.com . Be sureto followthe Force Blog as well as Twitter and Facebook for allthe latest updates.
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