Columbia Salamanders Week 2 Game Note

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9/21 Josh Connelly, General Manager – @joshconnelly_

Week 2 Game Notes

9/15 – 9/19

Columbia Salamanders (L) vs. Virginia Beach Sharks (W)

 

Final Score: 108.52 – 147.46

 

Recap: Heading into the week, the matchup between the Salamanders and the Sharks was projected to be a close game. Both teams were undefeated; the Salamanders had just come off a blowout win over the Richmond Renegades, while the Sharks had come off a huge 72 point win over the Orlando Blooms. As of 4pm Sunday, the teams were locked up at 60 points. With the Sharks projected to finish with 93 points, a huge game by Eli Manning for the Sharks combined with a disappointing game from Jameis Winston led the Sharks to pull away from the Salamanders, a lead which the Salamanders could never overcome. Winston put up a miserable 5.62 points for the Salamanders after losing a fumble and recording four interceptions on the day. The Sharks defense also provided a huge spark, allowing only seven points and forcing five turnovers, while adding a defensive touchdown.

 

Next Week Matchup Preview:

Vs. Austin Armadillos

 

Facing the 2-0 Armadillos, the Salamanders have a tough matchup in the upcoming week, and still face an uphill injury battle with star TE Rob Gronkowsi being listed as an “optimistic game-time decision” for Thursday.

 

Some notes about the upcoming matchup:

 

  • With a lingering hamstring injury, this will be the third straight week Gronkowski has been listed as questionable.
  • Also listed as questionable with a knee injury, Salamanders RB Jamaal Charles hasn’t seen minutes yet this season.
  • Coming off of two straight big games, Sharks RB David Johnson will be tough to stop in week 3.
  • Salamanders WR Brandon Cooks looks build on his huge 37 point week 1 performance, after netting 13 points in week 2.
  • Salamanders RB Latavius Murray comes off of a solid 22 point week 2 performance
  • Salamanders WR Julian Edelman has been consistent through the first 2 weeks of the season, averaging 15 points/game.

 

Columbia Salamanders Week 3 Notes

 

  • TE Rob Gronkowski and RB Jamaal Charles both listed as questionable for week 3
  • The Salamanders look to add WR Eddie Royal to the team for week 3
  • The city of Columbia continues to be one of the most violent in the country, with Columbia seeing more violence than 97% of U.S. cities.
  • The Salamanders have sold out Williams-Brice stadium for 2 consecutive weeks to start the season.