November 9, 2016
Hannah Simmons
Communications Director
hsimmons@sasquatches.com
Game Recap:
The Sacramento Sasquatches defeated the C
olumbia Salamanders 1767.68-144.10 and won their third game of the season after dropping their last four in a row. At quarterback, Colin Kaepernick pulled through for the Sasquatches putting up 35.22 points, outscoring the Salamander’s by 23.58 points. Kaepernick threw for 398 passing yards with two touchdowns. Wide receiver Mike Evens also had a stellar game for the Sasquatches totaling up 150 receiving yards, 2 touchdowns, 11 receptions and 39 points, outscoring the Salamanders wide receiver Sammie Coates by 39 points. All players on both teams played Sunday so going into Monday night’s games, the Sasquatches knew they had their third victory in the bag. The Sasquatches look to keep their momentum going as they are set to take on the Las Vegas Rockets next week.
Matchup Preview:
- This is the first meeting between these two teams
- Las Vegas is projected to win by 13.96 points
- Sacramento is currently 3-6 this season while Las Vegas is 5-4 this season
- Sacramento is still at the bottom of the pack while Las Vegas is near the top of the pack
- Currently, Ryan Tannehill is set to start for the Sasquatches and Ben Roethlisberger is slated to start for the Rockets
- The Sasquatches defense is predicted to be more powerful than the Rockets defense by 4 points
Sacramento Sasquatches Season Notes:
- Some of California’s inmates could soon be considered for early release as the latest step in California’s 5 year effort to reduce California’s prison population after voters approved a sentencing reform measure
- Recreational Marijuana is now legal in California
- A bystander was shot dead outside a casino in Sacramento
- Wide Receiver Mike Evens is currently ranked 2nd in the league with 182.50 points so far this season
- Running Back Todd Gurely did not participate in practice the last couple of days but is expected to play in this upcoming weeks game
- All of the Sasquatches players are healthy and ready to play for the first time all season
- Famous Sacramento Police dog, Bodie, died on Wednesday afternoon from illness