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Magic to Conclude Road Trip

April 27, 2012 - Lone Star Football League (LSFL)
Rio Grande Valley Magic News Release


McALLEN, Texas---- After coming their road win over West Texas Roughnecks 53-29, the Rio Grande Valley Magic hope to conclude their three game road swing with another victory over the Abilene Ruff Riders. With the victory on Saturday, the Magic improved to 2-1 on the season and 2-0 on the road.

Wide Receiver Danny Young had a game high of 110 yards receiving and three touchdowns. The defense had a stellar performance causing a total of four turnovers which led to three touchdowns.

Marcel Douglas earned the Player of the Week of Lone Star Football League for Week Four. Douglas had a 45 yard interception return for a touchdown, with a pass break-up and five solo tackles. Douglas also earned the Player of the Week award for week two in the victory over Corpus Christi.

Head Coach Schuyler "Skyler" Anderson said "Every week we continue to get better and better. It's very tough to win on the road in this league but the guys have stayed focus on the job at hand. One thing I preach to them is to trust each other. The more they trust them man next to them, the more success we will have."

Coach Anderson commented on the upcoming game against "Abilene is no stranger to us but like any opponent, we must do our job and do it at a high level. I'm proud of our guys but I know and they know there is room for improvement."

The Magic are no strangers with the Ruff Riders as they played three times last season in the Southern Indoor Football League and the Magic won all three games, twice at home and once on the road.

The Magic will conclude their three game road trip against the Abilene Ruff Riders on Saturday April 28, at the Taylor County Expo Center with the kick-off set for 7:00 p.m.

Magic home and away games can be heard on 840 AM Fox Sports Radio with a 15 minute pre-game show hosted by play-by-play voice Ric Miller.

The Magic will have their next home game on Saturday May 5, 2012 as they will host the Amarillo Venom at the State Farm Arena with the kickoff at 7:05 p.m. Season and individual tickets are available by calling (956) 905-5401 or visiting a ticket master outlet.

The Magic are members of the Lone Star Football League, an independent league of seven professional indoor football teams located in Texas that include Amarillo, Corpus Christi, Laredo, Odessa, Abilene, and Houston.



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