Bye Week Take Two

The second bye week of the season could not come at a better time for the River Monsters. They are trying to find their rhythm under new head coach Mike Goodpaster.

The River Monsters fell to the Marion Blue Racers, 27-20, last week in Goodpaster's debut. The defense, raked first in the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL), gave up the second most points of the season against the Blue Racers. The Erie Explosion scored 42 points in the River Monsters return to the Bank of Kentucky Center (BOKC) on February 9.

The offense for the River Monsters has struggled to put points on the board since Jared Lorrenzen broke his tibia in the second quarter against the Explosion. In Lorenzen's only full game of the season, the River Monsters scored 36 points. They have not scored more than 32 points since.

The River Monsters need James Kyle to step up in the last six games of the season. In three games
James has thrown for 189 yards, one touchdown and four interceptions. James has not had success through the air but leads the River Monsters in rushing with 107 yards and three touchdowns.

The River Monsters return to BOKC on Satruday, March 15 to host the Dayton Sharks. The Sharks lead the River Monsters by a half game for second place in the CIFL South division.

Stats from last week's game against the Blue Racers:

NKY	TEAM	MAR
(VISITOR)		(HOME)
8	First Downs	14
3	- -Rushing	5
4	- -Passing	6
1	- -Penalty	3
18	Rushing Attempts	36
54	Yards Gained Rushing	214
14	Yards Lost Rushing	9
40	Net Yards Rushing	205
66	Net Yards Passing	49
14	- Passes Attempted	14
5	- -Passes Completed	6
2	- -Had Intercepted	0
34	Total Offensive Plays	52
106	Total Net Yards	254
3.1	- -Average Gain Per Play	4.9
0 / 0	Fumbles: Numbers / Lost	1 / 1
8 / 50	Penalties: Numbers / Yards	6 / 49
1 / 0	MFG Returns: Numbers / Yards	1 / 0
4 / 163	Number of Kickoffs / Yards	5 / 206
40.8	- -Average Per Kick	41.2
2	- -Touchbacks	0
3 / 84	Kickoff Returns: Number / Yards	2 / 17
0 / 0	Interception Returns: Number / Yards	2 / 0
1 / 50	Fumble Returns: Number / Yards	0 / 0
33:54	Possession Time	31:22
2 of 6	Third Down Conversions	6 of 13
0 of 2	Fourth Down Conversions	1 of 3
2 / 4	Sacks By: Number / Yards	2 / 13