Jordan Shiley
Director of Communications
shileyjt@dukes.jmu.edu
Game Recaps
The Las Vegas Spades beat the Fresno Fuegos 157.78 to 131.24. Their overall record goes 7-1, while the Fuegos drops to 3-5. The Spades’ DeAndre Hopkins racked up 224 yards and 41.40 points, averaging 21.94 on the season. Brady, Anderson, and Hunt from the Fuegos all had an amazing week. Each team had players that had many chances but didn’t capitalize on the opportunities. Kareem Hunt garnered 68 yards on 25 touches for the Fuegos.
Jacoby Brissett racked up 26.92 points this week by going 25-29 for 233 yards and two touchdowns. Their kicker, Chris Boswell, went 2-2 in field goal attempts and has now made at least two field goals for the Fuego’s past two games.
Matchup Preview
- Fresno Fuegos takes on Madison Moose who sits in last place in the league
- The Fuegos are projected to rack up 87.92 points
- The Moose are projected to rack up 78.14 points
- It’s a bye-week for Tom Brady, so Marcus Mariota is up against Russell Wilson
- Hunt of the Fresnos is projected to lead the scoreboard with 18.42 points
- Madison’s Roethlisberger and Howard are both on bye-weeks which could hurt the team
- If Russell Wilson has another great week, it could potentially turn around the Fuego’s 4 game losing streak
Fresno Fuegos Season Notes
- No trade news
- No add/drop news
- Jury finds Eladio Zambrano guilty for the shooting and killing of his brother’s girlfriend
- Two men arrested after being accused of stealing van and gun
- Plane crashes south of Easton in Fresno County, only person aboard lives
- KSEE’s chief meteorologist, A.J. Fox, made The Washington Post’s list of the nation’s seven coolest TV meteorologists
- Two local dentists are buying back children’s halloween candy to donate to soldiers overseas
- A Fresno State offensive lineman was retweeted by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson after impressing him with his “The Rock” Halloween costume
- A Fresno teen who ran away and was trafficked for four years in cities across the country will return home to Fresno after her pimp was arrested