Fresno Fuegos Struggle Late – Week 1 Game Note 1

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Connor Bultman

Fuegos Reporter

bultmacp@dukes.jmu.edu

Game Recap

The week for the Fresno Fuegos did not end as well as it started for them. Their matchup began on Thursday night against the Las Vegas Spades. The Fuegos had Kareem Hunt put up an incredible 48.60 points as he rushed for 148 yards with a touchdown and caught 5 passes totaling for 98 yards with 2 more receiving touchdowns. The week was appearing to be a cake walk from there as by the time the week ended, Kareem Hunt was the highest scoring player in the league. Despite Hunt’s performance, they’re starting Quarterback, Tom Brady, struggled as he only put up 6.68 points, an extremely underwhelming performance from a player of his caliber. The team got help from Marcus Mariota and Jordy Nelson who both put up over 20 points, but the Fuegos were hurt badly when their top receiver, Odell Beckham Jr., was sidelined from a high ankle sprain. With Beckham out and putting up zero points, the Fuegos were no match for the fire power from the Spades that included top performers like Drew Brees, Antonio Brown and Todd Gurley. After the week was over, the Fuegos took a loss by a final score of 147.4-136.42.

Matchup Preview

  • Kareem Hunt heads into week 2 as the leader in rushing yards and total fantasy points.
  • Odell Beckham Jr. is hopeful to return week 2 and play in his first game of the season.
  • Tom Brady looks to rebound after one of his worst fantasy outings of his career.
  • The Broncos defense looks to prove themselves this upcoming week as they had a rough week for the Fuegos in week 1.
  • The matchup will preview the two players in the league with the most touchdowns (Kareem Hunt vs. Mike Gillislee.
  • The Madison Moose lost they’re top player for the next two-three months in David Johnson, and week 2 will be the first week without their star.
  • The Fuegos are projected to defeat the Moose 125.54 to 111.16.

Fresno Fuegos Season Notes

  • Odell Beckham Jr. sat week one with a high ankle sprain
  • The team looks to stick with the players on the roster and not make any changes to the roster for the upcoming week.
  • A horrible storm ripped through Fresno Monday, September 11th causing road problems and power outages throughout the city.
  • Fresno fire fighters were put to the test with a wildfire in the Shaver Lake area that spread over 9 acres.