FREIGHT DEFEAT STEAMWHEELERS TO KEEP PLAYOFF HOPES ALIVE

MOLINE- The Fishers Freight defeated the Quad City Steamwheelers 49-35 Saturday night at Vibrant Arena at The Mark, keeping their playoff hopes alive with one regular season game remaining.

Calum Sutherland opened the scoring with a deuce on the opening kickoff. Quad City answered with a touchdown and held a 7-2 lead after the first quarter. 

Felix Harper put Fishers back in front early in the second with an eight-yard rushing touchdown. Sutherland added the extra point and a rouge before Harper connected with CJ Windham for an 11-yard score. Another Sutherland deuce gave the Freight a 21-14 halftime lead. 

Harper added a 30-yard rushing touchdown on fourth down to begin the second half, and Sutherland followed with another deuce. After Quad City responded, Sutherland converted a 48-yard field goal to help Fishers carry a 33-27 lead into the fourth quarter. 

Fishers extended its lead in the fourth when Harper connected with Isaiah Coulter for a 28-yard touchdown. Sutherland added the extra point and his fourth deuce of the night, making it 42-27.

Quad City cut the lead to seven, but Josiah King returned the following kickoff 50 yards for a touchdown. Sutherland’s extra point gave Fishers a 49-35 advantage with one minute remaining. The Freight defense then recorded an interception to secure the victory. 

Harper finished with 84 passing yards, two passing touchdowns, 59 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns. Jordan Davis led Fishers with 40 receiving yards, while Sutherland made all five extra-point attempts and a 48-yard field goal. 

The Freight return home to face the Orlando Pirates on Sunday, July 26, at Fishers Event Center. A victory would secure the first playoff berth in franchise history.

ABOUT THE FISHERS FREIGHT:

The Fishers Freight are a professional indoor football team based in the Indianapolis metropolitan area that competes in the Indoor Football League. The Freight are now playing at the new Fishers Event Center. Information and tickets can be found HERE. 

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