Mustangs Look to Get a Win in the Big Easy on Friday
March 22, 2012 - Arena Football League (AFL)
Milwaukee Mustangs News Release
MILWAUKEE (March 22, 2012) - The Milwaukee Mustangs are on the road in Week 3 of the Arena Football League season to take on the New Orleans Voodoo on Friday, March 23.
The Mustangs' offense certainly clicked in a 71-65 season-opening loss to Arizona last weekend. So there's good reason to believe that quarterback Gino Guidugli will be able to put points on the board against a vulnerable New Orleans defense that allowed 341 yards and yielded 63 points in a 63-62 loss to the Philadelphia Soul.
Honestly, it's hard for Guidugli to do much better than he did against the Rattlers, when he passed for 364 yards and five touchdowns. The signal caller helped lead a Milwaukee offense that scored touchdowns on 10 of its 11 possessions.
It doesn't hurt that Guidugli has found a sizable target in wide receiver Jared Jenkins. The 6-foot-3 first-year wide receiver hauled in 13 catches for 211 yards and a pair of touchdowns against Arizona, which earned him the honor of being named the Russell Offensive Player of the Week.
The question heading to the Big Easy appears to be whether the defense can rebound from allowing nine passing touchdowns against Arizona, because New Orleans has a solid offense.
Quarterback Kurt Rocco passed for six scores and 314 yards against the Soul. Wideout Quorey Payne was Rocco's main target, snaring 10 catches for 130 yards and three touchdowns. If the Mustangs want to even the season mark at 1-1, they'll have to at least slow down the Voodoo offense.
Game time is at 7 p.m. and you can catch the game on ESPNWisconsin.comor watch it live on Ustream.tv.com
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