Riveters escape with 39-36 win over Wasps
A 39-36 final had the Riveters celebrating on the road. The Riveters held off a late push. The Riveters kept moving the chains, 5 of 8 on third down.
The first points belonged to the Riveters: R.Abernathy scored on a 3-yard reception. The Riveters added to the lead when Ingram made a 1-yard touchdown grab, plus the two-point conversion. The Riveters stretched the lead after L.Faraday delivered a 45-yard touchdown pass to D.Dewhurst. The Wasps hit right back when C.Shelton caught a 13-yard scoring throw from Okafor.
The Riveters kept pulling away: R.Abernathy took the handoff 6 yards for the touchdown. The Wasps cut into the deficit as I.Sedgwick hauled in a 1-yard touchdown pass from Okafor. The Riveters pushed the margin out as Y.Castellanos hit from 31 yards. The Wasps hit right back when Okafor hit C.Shelton from 4 yards out for a score.
The Wasps stayed in touch after A.Kincaid made a 9-yard touchdown grab, and the two-point try was good. The lead grew when Oakes broke loose for a 3-yard score. Back came the Wasps: Okafor scored on a 5-yard run. The turning point came in the second quarter, when W.Faraday forced a fumble that Zielinski recovered.
Colter Whitcombe flipped the field with a 70-yard kickoff return.
Among the Riveters, Linus Faraday threw it 25 times, completing 20 for 226 yards and three touchdowns. Reid Abernathy piled up 101 rushing yards, reaching the end zone once. Dorian Dewhurst was a problem for the secondary: 4 grabs, 84 yards and one score. Defensively, Bodhi Lacoste stood out with 9 tackles and 1 sack. Even in the loss, Hayes Okafor had 288 yards through the air and four scores. Adrian Kincaid gained 105 yards on the ground. Adrian Kincaid led all receivers with 148 yards and one touchdown. Ulric Radcliffe kept showing up near the ball: 10 tackles. Linus Faraday tipped this one more than anyone: +12% in win chance for the Riveters.