The
Kansas City Command (0-1) visit the Cleveland Gladiators (0-1) Friday
night in Week 3 of the Arena Football League season. Both teams opened
their seasons with a loss, the Command falling to Jacksonville 52-28 at
Sprint Center in Week 2 and Cleveland dropping a close game at Georgia
41-39 in Week 1. The contest at Quicken Loans Arena is the home opener
for Cleveland and the first road test of the year for the Command.
The
Gladiators are coming off a Week 2 bye. They opened the season against
Georgia on March 12. Quarterback John Dutton, after missing nearly the
entire 2011 season with an Achilles injury, threw for over 300 yards and
four touchdowns but also had four picks. Cleveland drew within two
points of Georgia with just less than one minute to play but could not
recover the onside kick and the Force ran out the clock.
The
Command beat Cleveland in the only meeting between the teams last
season, winning 50-41 on Father’s Day at Sprint Center. Stephen Wasil
made his first start at quarterback for the Command and had more
touchdown throws than incompletions, finishing 19 of 23 for 243 yards
with five scores and no interceptions. He was named National Guard MVP
in the AFL for his performance.
The game will air live at www.ustream.tv/kansascitycommand and air on a tape delay basis on Sports Radio 810 WHB.
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