Madison topples Pittsburgh thanks to new rookies

When Madison Radicals (7-2) rolled into town last night, it was unclear just how well they would fair. With several key players out for this matchup, Madison recruited several new players to reinforce their lines. Jeff Maskalunas (1A/2D 6 completions over 18 points) joined the defensive line, both man and zone, while Avery Johnson (4G/1A with 5 completions over 16 points) both played huge parts in Madison’s eventual win over Pittsburgh Thunderbirds (4-4).

While all the players made huge contributions to Madison’s win, the big story of the night was the unforced turnovers. Under a blistering sun, both Madison and Pittsburgh were unable to play their normally consistent game.

For Madison, the offensive line was given a big boost with the return of Tom ‘Animal’ Annen (2G/2A with 45 completions over 19 points). Animal quarterbacked the offense, helping make plays on both sides of the disc and opening up the field. Colin Camp (3G/4A with 24 completions over 19 points) also had quite the night, not committing an error and striking at Pittsburgh numerous times.

Madison travels now to face Detroit Mechanix (1-7), who will also be playing their 2nd game of the weekend. The game will take place at 3:00 PM CST.

  1. #1 Adam Drews
  2. #2 Andrew Meshnick
  3. #4 Pat Shriwise
  4. #6 Jeff Maskalunas
  5. #8 Benjy Keren
  6. #12 Ross Barker
  7. #13 Brian Hart
  8. #14 Logan Pruess
  9. #17 Avery Johnson
  10. #21 David Wiseman
  11. #26 Peter Graffy
  12. #32 Colin Camp
  13. #40 Marquis Mason
  14. #41 Victor Luo
  15. #42 Chase Marty
  16. #48 Thomas Coolidge
  17. #68 Ben Nelson
  18. #77 Jack Kelly
  19. #80 Kevin ‘KPS’ Pettit-Scantling

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