Week 6 Preview
May 30, 2021 - Indoor Football League (IFL) News Release
Albuquerque, NM -ÃÂ On Sunday, May 30, the Tucson Sugar Skulls will travel to face the Duke City Gladiators in search of their first win of the 2021 season. The matchup will be Tucson's first ever against Duke City.
Croft Cannon
Demry CroftÃÂ got the start at quarterback in Tucson's season opener against the Green Bay Blizzard and delivered two rushing touchdowns and two passing touchdowns in his first IFL game. The rookie quarterback also threw for 160 yards and rushed for 52 yards on the day. After one game, Croft leads the Sugar Skulls in five offensive categories: passing yards, passing touchdowns, rushing yards, rushing touchdowns and yards per carry.
Kent Shelby IIÃÂ showed up in his first game as a Sugar Skull, racking up 67 yards and a touchdown on five receptions, averaging over 13 yards per catch. Shelby II leads the team in all receiving categories after one game and is sixth in the IFL in average receiving yards per game.
Fumble Frenzy
Defensive backÃÂ Cory Butler-ByrdÃÂ recovered two fumbles and forced another in his first game as a member of the Sugar Skulls. He now leads the IFL in fumble recoveries and is tied for the IFL lead in forced fumbles, along withÃÂ TT BarberÃÂ andÃÂ Cam Gaddis.
The Sugar Skulls defense is fifth in the league in points allowed per game, allowing 42 points in their last game against the Blizzard. Overall they held the Green Bay offense to 152 yards total on the day, which puts them at third in the league in yards allowed per game.
Going Against the Gladiators
The Duke City Gladiators won their first IFL game against the Iowa Barnstormer in a 63-55 shootout that ended in overtime. Tucson's defense will look to slow down quarterback Nate Davis, who threw for 228 yards and seven touchdowns in Duke City's season opener. Davis leads the IFL in passing yards per game, completion percentage and quarterback efficiency. Through one game, Davis' quarterback efficiency is over 50 points better than the next best quarterback in the IFL.
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