Tulsa Outpaced in Green Bay
May 11, 2024 - Indoor Football League (IFL)
Tulsa Oilers News Release
Tulsa, Okla. - Tulsa Oilers Football, a proud member of the IFL and powered by Community Care, lost to the Green Bay Blizzard 42-22 in their first visit to Green Bay.
Tulsa opened the scoring on the first drive of the game after *Tre Harvey* fell on top of a fumble from *Daniel Smith*, in the endzone for the first touchdown of the game making it 7-0 Oilers with 11:08 left in the first. Green Bay matched the effort with a 27-yard touchdown reception by Harry Ballard to make it 7-7 to end the first-quarter scoring.
After blocking a field goal, the Blizzard took the lead on a 1-yard rush by QB Maxwell Meylor to make it 14-7 Green Bay with 14:58 remaining in the second. The Blizzard added to their lead on a 4-yard rushing score by Jalyn Cagle to go up 21-7. No scoring occurred until *Michael Hall* hit a 25-yard field goal for Tulsa with just 0:34 seconds left in the second quarter to make it 21-10 Green Bay. The Blizzard added one more score to end the half on a 16-yard catch and run for Ballard to bring the first half score to a close at 28-10 Green Bay.
The second half started with a touchdown via a 2-yard rush by Meylor with 8:07 remaining in the third quarter tk. Ake the score 35-10 Blizzard. The following drive just took one play for Tulsa as Smith connected with *Travalle Calvin* on a 24-yard touchdown pass to bring the deficit to 35-16 with 6:40 left in the third.
The Oilers would push for more momentum after Smith ran for three yards for a touchdown to cut the game's score down to 35-22 in favor of Green Bay with 14;19 left in the fourth. One final score on the day by the Blizzard finalized the game at a score of 42-22, making the Oilers drop to 3-4 on the season.
Tulsa will visit the San Antonio Gunslingers on the road at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas on May 18 at 6:05 p.m. CT.
Tulsa Oilers Football Season and Group Tickets are on sale now! Call the front office at 918-632-7825 or visit www.tulsaoilersfootball.com for more information.
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