SaberCats Head to Chicago to Battle Rush with Playoff Implications Looming
June 29, 2012 - Arena Football League (AFL)
San Jose SaberCats News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose SaberCats (9-6) need to bounce back this week, following their 90-63 loss at home against the Spokane Shock (8-6) in Week 16. The 'Cats travel to the Windy City to take on the Chicago Rush (9-5) on Saturday, June 30 at 5:00 p.m. PT from Allstate Arena, in a battle for playoff positioning.
San Jose is currently on the outside looking in while Chicago sits in the fourth and final spot in the National Conference's playoff race. Four teams; the Utah Blaze (10-5), the Rush, SaberCats and Shock are all fighting for just two postseason spots. San Jose currently holds head-to-head tiebreakers over all three teams, but that could be rendered useless without a win on Saturday. The two teams last met in Week 12, when the SaberCats dispatched of the Rush 84-77 in overtime at HP Pavilion on May 26.
EVENT: San Jose SaberCats at Chicago Rush
DATE: Saturday June 30, 2012
TIME: 5:00 p.m. PT
WHERE: Allstate Arena - 6920 Mannheim Road, Rosemont, IL 60018
BROADCAST: Broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and KNBR 1050 @ 5:00 p.m. PT
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