Turfcats Advance to SIFL Finals with Victory over Mudbugs
Last night’s near-capacity adfirmative.com field witnessed an exciting, back-and-forth, semi-final throwdown between the Austin Turfcats and the Acadania Mudbugs that needed overtime to settle who heads to the SIFL finals next weekend. The Turfcats came away with the victory 56-49, able to hold the Mudbugs off the scoreboard in Overtime.
The Louisiana Swashbucklers (10-1) are heavy favorites in Monday night’s other semi-final game versus Houma Conquerors (3-8) but Turfcats fans will be cheering on the underdogs for one more chance to see the home team at Travis County Expo Center next weekend. A Swashbucklers victory sends the Turfcats to Louisiana for the finals, rather than hosting the finals in Austin.
Turfcats Sweeping Hurricanes, Start Playoffs at Home
The Austin Turfcats have been fortunate this season, perhaps. Rival Texas Hurricanes were on the schedule for four of the Turfcats eleven regular season games and they have taken care of business at each opportunity. Their second meeting provided a scare needing a fourth quarter rally to squeeze out a 41-34 victory. Taking the lesson to heart, the Turfcats gave the Hurricanes little room to breathe tonight in College Station, riding a 22-0 halftime lead to a 36-12 final score.
The Turfcats had already secured a home playoff game July 18 at 6:30 PM and look to be playing the Acadiana Mudbugs for a chance at the SIFL championship. If the Louisiana Swashbucklers defeat their opening round opponents, as is expected, the Turfcats will travel to Louisiana for the SIFL’s “Super Bowl”. We’ll be at the game so be sure to drop by and say hello.
The final regular season game, the fourth meeting with the Texas Hurricanes, is scheduled back in College Station this Saturday and should be a great warm-up game for the rapidly approaching playoffs.
Turfcats Come From Behind to Beat Hurricanes
Whoever bought the Texas Pirates mid-season and turned them into the Texas Hurricanes must have spent the first half of Saturday’s game checking to make sure the same team on the field was the one he’d paid for. The Hurricanes ran up a 20-0 lead in the first quarter and looked to be the fresher team on the field.
However, the Turfcats roared back in the second and fourth quarters behind solid defense and great special team play to ultimately win 41-34. This was the Turfcats last remaining home game of the season but three road games remain before the playoffs, two against this now imposing Hurricanes team.
The Turfcats next take on the Acadiana Mudbugs on Monday night in a battle for second place in the Southern Indoor Football League.
