Cyclones slip past Wasps in a tight one
The Cyclones came away with a 35-34 win over the Wasps on the road. The Cyclones ran for 172 yards, wearing down a defense that never found an answer. It came down to the final minutes, and the Cyclones made the last big play.
The first points belonged to the Wasps: D.Castellan made a 4-yard touchdown grab. The Cyclones hit right back when Delacroix made it from 21 yards out. The Wasps pushed the margin out as C.Shelton caught an 11-yard scoring throw from Okafor. The Wasps kept pulling away: Sedgwick ran it in from 8 yards.
The Cyclones hit right back when Delacroix put a 53-yard kick through. The Cyclones responded as Zielinski took the handoff 5 yards for the touchdown. The Wasps kept pulling away: A.Kincaid went in on a 1-yard touchdown run. The Cyclones responded as Huxley got behind the coverage for a 4-yard score from Maddox.
The Cyclones stayed in touch after Glasson powered in from 1 yard, though the two-point try came up short. The Wasps pushed the margin out as Sedgwick took the handoff 19 yards for the touchdown, though the extra point missed. The Cyclones responded as Greaves made a 17-yard touchdown grab, though the two-point try came up short. The Cyclones recovered an onside kick with 1:13 left in the fourth quarter.
With 0:07 to go in the fourth quarter, Delacroix split the uprights from 39, and that proved to be the winner. The Wasps had one last chance from their own 21, but Okafor's pass fell incomplete. A big swing came in the third quarter: Y.Talbot intercepted a throw. Arlo Zielinski ripped off 39 yards on one kickoff return.
Plenty went right for the Cyclones. Lucas Maddox went 22 of 35 for 202 yards, crossing the goal line twice. Arlo Zielinski had 76 yards on 14 attempts and one score. Ezra Greaves added 88 yards on 6 receptions, with one touchdown. Yusuf Talbot was credited with 14 tackles. For the Wasps, Hayes Okafor threw for 181 yards on 24 of 36 and two scores. Adrian Kincaid gained 57 yards on the ground, scoring once. Cassius Shelton pulled down 6 passes worth 58 yards, with one touchdown. Hartley Boateng was credited with 21 tackles. Theo Delacroix was the game's biggest swing, worth +24% in win chance to the Cyclones.