Ballance, Radil star in Bengals comeback win

With nothing coming easy for the (0-7) Eagles, their true grit and determination has never wavered as they search for their first JCC of Bayonne Indoor Flag Football Sr. Division victory. In week six, the (3-4) Bengals would present the next challenge for the rapidly improving Eagles. Scoring first, the Eagles took an 8-0 advantage with David Matos notching a 30 yard TD catch and Mariam Rasslan reeling in a two point dart. The lead was short lived as Drew Radil tied the game at 8 all with a TD and a two point grab. Fueled by their new found ability to get open, the Eagles began to rack up points as Mariam Rasslan (1 TD), David Matos (1 TD, 2 expts), and Jack Kruchkowski (1 TD, 2 expts) all got on the scoreboard via the pin-point passing of QB Chris Caballero. Trailing 30-8, the Bengals needed to regroup quickly and their sure handed TE Ezekiel Lupianez led the surge with a TD and two point catch making it 30-16, Eagles. Three plays later the comeback effort really caught fire as Chris Ballance picked off an Eagles’ pass at his own goal line and raced full court for a TD cutting the Eagles’ lead to 30-22. After a strong defensive stand, the Bengals’ offense took over and cashed in as Anthony Baez’s wire to wire TD run and Ezekiel Lupianez’s two point catch tied the bout at 30-30. Dusting off their dormant passing attack, the Eagles once again gained the lead at 36-30 as Kruchkowski made a leaping TD grab. With less than a minute remaining, the Bengals mounted one last charge and finally hit paydirt as QB Chris Ballance connected with Drew Radil for a TD and game winning two point conversion to complete the Bengals’ 38-36 come from behind victory.

Week 6 Sr. Division

Offensive Player of the Week: Alejandro Cifuentes – Chargers
Defensive Player of the Week: Chris Ballance – Bengals
Teamwork/Leadership Player of the Week: Chris Caballero – Chargers

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