October 22, 2018
Mackenzie Gallon, VP Media Relations
gallonmx@dukes.jmu.edu
Game Recaps:
Louisville Lions lost to Orlando Octopi 90.38 to 47.90 with significant trouble scoring points at this week’s game making their season record 5-2. The Lions played better than expected with 23.9% more than their projected 38.66 points while the Octopi did not meet their projections and only obtained 84.6% of their projected 106.83. The Lions WR, Cordarrelle Patterson, was the highest scoring player on the team this week. Patterson was able to accumulate 21.3 points for the Lions, including one touchdown on a kickoff return.The Lions had multiple starters with zero scored points, adding to the devastation of their loss. Louisville (5-2, 871.82 points) has now dropped to sixth place while Orlando (3-4, 899.96 points) jumped up to ninth place.
Matchup Preview vs. St. Louis Archers:
- The Lions will be entering this game with a 5-2 season record.
- First time these two teams are meeting.
- The St. Louis Archers are projected to win this game 99.99 – 82.21.
- The Lion’s QB, Ben Roethlisberger, is projected to do better by 2 points than the Archers QB.
- Offensively, the Archers will do better than the Lions because their RB and WR are projected to get double and triple the amount of points as the Lions RB and WR.
- The Lions wildcard pick is projected to do drastically better by earning 12 points whereas the Archer’s pick is projected to not earn any.
- If proper substitutions are made to both teams it will be a closer game, making for a much more interesting televised event.
Louisville Lions Season Notes:
- The Lion’s tight end, Rob Gronkowski, back injury will be monitored to see if he will be eligible to play on Monday.
- The Lions benched several of their key players this past week. Next week they plan on playing these players.
- Homes for Heroes provided veteran U.S. Sgt. Devin Marshall and his wife a mortgage-free home. https://www.wlky.com/article/disabled-army-veteran-receives-gift-of-a-lifetime/24070939
- The Couch, Kentucky’s only care center for mental health, will be expanding their practices by opening up other locations. http://www.wdrb.com/story/39303920/the-couch-louisvilles-only-immediate-mental-health-center-set-to-expand