River Monsters Fall in a Close Battle with the Erie Explosion

The Erie Explosion handed the River Monsters their first home loss in franchise history. The Explosion topped the River Monsters 42-30 at the Bank of Kentucky Center.

River Monsters starting quarterback, Jared Lorenzen, was injured early in the second quarter and did not return.

"When your big guy goes down, you have two choices." River Monsters head coach Brian Schmidt said, "quit or you can stand up and fight. We stood up and fought."

Back up quarterback, Kyle James finished the game with 58 yards passing, 29 yards rushing and two touchdowns.

The offensive attack for the Explosion, led by quarterback Aaron Smetanka, was too much for the River Monsters defense. Smetanka finished with 148 yard and three touchdowns through the air and 46 yards and a touchdown on the ground.

Explosion		River Monsters
42	Score	30
17	First Downs	13
30 / 89	Rushes / Yards	17 / 62
141	Pass Yards	105
26 / 19 / 0	Passes - Att / Comp / Int	25 / 12 / 1
57 / 230	Total Offensive Plays / Yards	44 / 167
0 / 0	Fumble Returns / Yards	0 / 0
1 / -32	MFG Returns / Yards	0 / 0
2 / 35	Kickoff Returns / Yards	3 / 49
1 / 0	Interception Returns / Yards	0 / 0
0 / 0	Fumbles / Lost	0 / 0
2 / 17	Penalties / Yards	5 / 19
26:40	Possession Time	25:03