Saturday, July 12, 2008

Soul to face San Jose in ArenaBowl


Philadelphia, PA (The Phanatic Magazine) - The Philadelphia Soul will play the defending-champion San Jose SaberCats in ArenaBowl XXII.

San Jose advanced by routing the Grand Rapids Rampage 81-55 in the American Conference Championship Game.

The SaberCats went 11-5 during the regular season, earning the American Conference’s second-seed, and have the AFL’s second highest scoring offense in the league.

San Jose, however, only managed to go 2-4 this season against the National Conference.

The Soul are 1-2 all-time against the SaberCats, the win coming Week 7 this season at San Jose, 58-57. The SaberCats jumped on the Soul early, holding a 33-7 lead late in the first half. The Soul outscored San Jose 44-24 in the second-half, scoring the go-ahead points with just 10 seconds left.

Quarterback Matt D’Orazio rushed for the five-yard touchdown, then the Soul opted to go for the two-point conversion and the win. Clifton Smith converted the attempt and the Soul held on to win their seventh-straight game to start the season.

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