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.
Turfcats can’t hold back Swashbucklers
The Austin Turfcats played an odd weeknight matchup against the Louisiana Swashbucklers tonight but couldn’t keep the home team off the scoreboard. The Swashbucklers beat the Turfcats 60-47.
The Turfcats will have to lick their wounds and return to the field with just 5 days rest. They play the final home game of the season this Saturday against the Texas Pirates at 6:30. The Turfcats will look to run the table on their last three games of the season for the chance to rematch the Swashbucklers in the post-season.
Turfcats Spoil Texas Crunch’s Indoor Football Debut
The saying is “Whatever doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger.” The Turfcats killed the Crunch in the first half of last night’s game and then ran up a 71-15 score on an emotionally wrecked North Texas team.
The Turfcats lead 29-9 going into halftime and then began the second half with a 42 yard kickoff return from Darrick Wallace and three plays later the Turfcats had scored again. This was promptly followed by a deep kickoff and a safety scored when Barrett Dallmeyer of the Turfcats sacked Crunch QB James Wilson in the end zone.
The Turfcats had interceptions, fumble recoveries for touchdowns, long kickoff returns, blocked field goal attempts, and put on a clinic of domination inside adfirmative.com field.
The Turfcats continue to hold on to first place in the Southern Indoor Football League, tied with next week’s opponent, the Louisiana Swashbucklers. The Turfcats’ next home game is June 20 against the Texas Pirates. See you there.
Turfcats Whup Pirates - Rematch This Weekend
The Austin Turfcats protected a 16-0 first-half lead against the Texas Pirates Saturday to win 38-20 on the back of tenacious defense and special teams. It was the first of a home-and-home series with the Pirates. A blocked field goal for a touchdown, an interception, fumbles all played to the Turfcats favor in an exciting match of hard-hitting indoor football. So… why did the Turfcats leave the field with a minute left in the game?
The Turfcats improve to 4-1 to tie for the lead in the Southern Indoor Football League with the Louisiana Swashbucklers.
The Turfcats face the Pirates in Houston Saturday and their next home game will be against an opponent to be announced. The Florida Kings have been expelled from the league leaving the Turfcats temporarily without an opponent for their next game at home.
A Busy Saturday in Central Texas
May 22, 2009 by Garp
Filed under Blog, Lifestyle, Recreation, Video
Keep an eye out for us on Saturday at all these places.
Starting at noon at the Travis County Expo Center is the Mean Streets Car Show with Playboy model Shannon Shay (fans), a Neon Glow Off by Annihilator Customs (fans of Annihilator), and Live Music from boatloads of bands, including the band with the official theme song of The Texas Testosterone Festival, Downsiid (big fans). There’s a bunch of other stuff as well - definitely a great afternoon is in store.
Your Austin Turfcats, the professional indoor football team, take to the field at 6:30 to face rival the Texas Pirates. The Turfcats are 3-1 and tied for the lead in the Southern Indoor Football League. Indoor football is a blast, folks. Besides, we’re not the only ones needing a football fix in May. The Turfcats play at adfirmative.com field in the Travis County Expo Center so you don’t have far to go.
From the Turfcats, make your way to Bikini’s Bar and Grill for UFC 98, Rashad Evans vs. Lyoto Machida, Matt Serra vs. Matt Hughes, and the return of the mighty Pat Barry.
Cars and motorbikes, playboy model, football, mixed martial arts, beautiful women in bikinis serving us two pound hamburgers and cold beer… Thrown together, all this stuff is like a testosterone festival unto itself. Tough job, but we have to do it. Honey, we’ll be gone all day on Saturday.
