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Swashbucklers defeat Greenville Force

April 17, 2010 - Southern Indoor Football League (SIFL)
Louisiana Swashbucklers News Release


LAKE CHARLES, LA - In a seesaw battle between two high flying offenses, the Louisiana Swashbucklers (2-2) of the Southern Indoor Football League defeated the Greenville Force (2-1) 79-52.

The Swashbucklers pulled back to .500 thanks in large part to seven passing touchdowns by quarterback Alvin Bartie and two kickoff returns (40, 49) for touchdowns by Raymond Harris. Harris was the all-purpose leader in yards on Saturday collecting 178 yards and four touchdowns.

In a quarterback duel, Greenville Force's Andrew Webb and Bucs Bartie combined to throw 13 touchdowns along with 446 passing yards. Webb played a near flawless game completing 20 of 46 passes without throwing an interception. The dynamic quarterback wide receiving duo of Webb and Issac West were back at connecting eight times for 142 yards and five touchdowns. In three games, the pair has hooked up ten touchdowns.

Despite only completing 10 of 26 passes, Bartie seemed to knife through the Greenville defense with the long ball with five of his touchdowns coming from 20 yards out or further while finishing the game with an average per completion of 19.7 yards. Throughout the night, Alvin spread the ball evenly as no receiver gathered more than 70 yards receiving. Receiver Marcus Wildridge brought down the most passes grabbing four catches along with three touchdowns.

Greenville fell behind early 14-0 after failing to score due to missed field goal, a fumble, and a turnover on downs on three of their first four drives. The Force offense began hitting in high gear midway through the second quarter beginning a string of five consecutive touchdown drives with the final touchdown giving them a 46-41 lead midway through the third.

After taking the lead, costly fumbles would stall the Greenville offense for the rest of the evening as the Force only found the end-zone one more time. The Swashbucklers took full advantage of those Force fumbles scoring a touchdown on the ensuing drive on three of the four fumble recoveries.

Louisiana's special teams made a dramatic recovery from last week as the club brought in Whitney Hillen to handle the clubs kicking duty. Hillen finished the night 10 of 11 on PAT kicks in addition to nailing a 26 yard field goal.

Next week, Louisiana will enjoy a bye-week while the Force get back on the road to take on the Albany Panthers on Sunday April 25th at 5:00 pm. Fans can follow all the league action by following the live twitter feed on www.southernifl.com.

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