Rattlers down Shock 30-20, top IFL seed on the line next week
Arizona QB Powell accounts for four TDs
SPOKANE, Wash. — The Arizona Rattlers took advantage of four Spokane Shock turnovers to claim an important 30-20 win on Friday night at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
Rattlers quarterback and IFL MVP candidate Drew Powell scored four TDs in the game, three on the ground, as Arizona battled back from an early 10-0 deficit to score 20 straight points later in the game to take control.
Arizona defensive back Dillion Winfrey followed up a three-interception performance with two more on Friday. He leads the league in the category.
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SPOKANE, Wash. — The Arizona Rattlers took advantage of four Spokane Shock turnovers to claim an important 30-20 win on Friday night at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
Rattlers quarterback and IFL MVP candidate Drew Powell scored four TDs in the game, three on the ground, as Arizona battled back from an early 10-0 deficit to score 20 straight points later in the game to take control.
Arizona defensive back Dillion Winfrey followed up a three-interception performance with two more on Friday. He leads the league in the category.
Tyrell Pearson also registered an INT while Nik D’Avanzo had a blocked field goal.
Powell’s lone TD pass of the night went to Jarrod Harrington from 13 yards out.
The win moves league-leading Arizona to 11-2 on the year with one regular-season game left.
Spokane finished its regular season at 6-6 and will be in the playoffs.
The Rattlers return home for a huge matchup with second-place Frisco (9-2) on Saturday, Aug. 21. The game is likely to determine home-field advantage in the IFL playoffs. Kickoff is set for 6:05 p.m. at the Footprint Center.
Matt Loeschman Managing Editor | West Valley @MattLoeschman
Matt Loeschman has had two separate stints at Independent Newsmedia. He began as a reporter covering Peoria and later Surprise from 2000-2009. In 2017, he returned to Arizona and INI as the news editor of the Daily News-Sun (now the Phoenix Independent). He previously covered the Arizona Rattlers of the Indoor Football League for more than a decade.
Community: During high school football season since 2017, he contributes live postgame radio reports to the AzPreps 365 Friday Night Football Wrapup Show. He supports organizations such as Phoenix Children’s, Boys and Girls Clubs of the Valley and the American Cancer Society.
Education: The University of Texas at Austin majoring in Journalism-News and Public Affairs.
Random Fact: He can sing and he has been fortunate to meet many famous people during his journalism career including First Lady Hillary Clinton, King of Country Music George Strait and Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey. Attended all 4 home games of the 2001 World Series.
Hobbies: Watching and playing a wide variety of sports, including golf, tennis, pickleball and softball. Playing PlayStation 5, working out, shopping and reading.
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