Sasquatches Drop Heartbreaker to Rockets (Week #10, Game Note #2)

Posted on by

November 17, 2016

Katie Bergmann

PR Representative

bergmake@dukes.jmu.edu

 

Game Recap

A disappointing season continues for the Sasquatches as they lost another close game on Sunday afternoon, falling to the Las Vegas Rockets, 183.82-168.02. The Sasquatches were leading by 17.90 on Sunday night, but a 33.70-point performance from two Rockets players on Monday handed the Sasquatches another loss, dropping them to 3-7 and keeping them in 11th place. Le’Veon Bell was Sacramento’s lead scorer, putting up 33.40 points, followed closely by Delanie Walker (28.40) and Ryan Tannehill (28.20). Though the Sasquatches put up their highest point total of the season, stellar performances from Rockets quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (58.42) and wide receiver Antonio Brown (37.60) put the game out of reach in the end. Sacramento looks to get back on track next week in a primetime matchup against the Harrisonburg Valley Bees.

Matchup Preview

  • This will be the first meeting this year between the Sasquatches and the Bees, who boast a league-best 7-3 record.
  • The Bees are ranked first in the league, while the Sasquatches are in 11th
  • Sacramento is currently projected to win the matchup, 120.28-94.46.
  • The Sasquatches are projected to outperform the Bees in RB, WR, TE, K and DEF matchups.
  • The Bees are looking for their 4th straight win, while the Sasquatches hope to get back in the win column after a loss last week.
  • This will be one matchup for Sacramento that won’t be decided on Monday – both teams will finish by Sunday night.
  • The Sasquatch defense will have a tough test against Bees quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who is the third-highest scorer in the league through week 10.

Sacramento Sasquatches Season Notes

  • All players on the current Sacramento roster are healthy and will be active for Sunday’s primetime contest.
  • After being benched for weeks 6-8 and playing in the flex spot in week 9, Ryan Tannehill resumed his starting position in week 10 and is set to start again on Sunday.
  • Doug Baldwin was benched for last week’s game but is expected to start at WR on Sunday.
  • No Sacramento players will be added, dropped, or traded this week.
  • Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Sacramento on Tuesday to protest the Dakota Access Pipeline.
  • The Wells Fargo Center, Sacramento’s tallest building at 30 stories, was sold to an unidentified buyer last week for $175.6 million.
  • Sacramento was recently ranked second, behind Los Angeles, on a list of California cities with the most dangerous intersections.