Slaughter Winning Streak Comes To An End On The Road
May 1, 2010 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Chicago Slaughter News Release
HOFFMAN ESTATES - The Chicago Slaughter (3-4) fell to the La Crosse Spartans (1-7) with a final score of 29-35 on Friday night. The Spartans led 9-0 after the first quarter but the Slaughter fought back at the start of the second quarter with Jarrett Payton putting the first Slaughter points on the board with a 6-yard push into the end zone. Chris Nendick completed the extra point to make the score 7-9. The Spartans responded on the other end with a rushing TD of their own, but failed to make the extra point. Fighting their way back, Slaughter QB Tavares Woodley rushed 7 yards for TD bringing the Slaughter within one point with a score of 14-15. But, the Spartans were able to put another score on the board and the Slaughter headed into half-time down by 8.
The Slaughter came out swinging to start the second half with Jarrett Payton scoring his second TD of the evening on a 7 yard run. QB Tavares Woodley ran the ball into the end zone for a 2-point conversion tying the game at 22. Unfortunately, the lead was short lived as the Spartans responded with Spartans QB Buddy Rivera connecting a 35-yard pass to Christopher Headd for a Spartan TD. The extra point was good giving the Spartans a 27-22 lead. Despite Reggie Gray's 4th quarter TD, the Slaughter ultimately fell to the Spartans by one goal with a final score of 29-35.
The next road game for the team will be Saturday, May 8th against rival Green Bay Blizzard. The next home game for the Slaughter will be Saturday, May 22nd, at the Sears Centre Arena when they face the Green Bay Blizzard for a second time. Kickoff will be at 7:05 p.m. For more information on the May 22nd home game or on the Chicago Slaughter, please call the team office at (847) 310-3190 or visit the team website at www.ChicagoSlaughter.com.
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