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Sarnia,
ON - The Sarnia Imperials held their home opener
Saturday night against the Toront o
Raiders, but despite holding a 15-0 lead on the
Raiders at one point in the 2nd quarter, the
Imperials would drop the game in front of the home
town crowd 31-29.
The game
was scoreless after the first quarter, but in the
second quarter, after a pass interference call,
Sarnia would punch it in on the ground at the goal
line to take a 7-0 lead. The Imperials defence would
get in on the scoring, dropping the Raiders
quarterback in the end zone for a safety and a 9-0
lead.
The
Imperial offence would come back out on the next
drive and move the ball quickly down the field. A
long pass from the Imperial quarterback would put
Sarnia deep in the Toronto red zone, where the
Sarnia running back would punch it in for another
score, giving Sarnia a 15-0 lead after the extra
point was missed.
On the
next play, the
Raiders
would get points back on the board, as a 55 yard run
down
the side lines would cut the lead to 8. But the
Imperials came
back quickly, as a 20 yard TD pass would restore the
two score game. But just as quickly, the Raiders
would throw three quick passes as the half came to a
close and score to make it a 22-15 game.
In the
second half the Raiders would tie the game at 22-22.
Both teams would score single touchdowns in the
remaining half of play, but it would be the Raiders
field goal that would hand them the game and the
victory.
Sarnia
now moves to 0-2 on the season. They will take on
Sault Saint Marie (1-0) next Saturday, June 11 at
7:00pm.
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