The San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals are in a heated battle to become the world champions of baseball.
The Giants took game one with the score of 7-1 with Madison Bumgarner getting the win for the Giants.
The Royals went on to win games two and three. Game two score was 7-2 Kelvin Herrera taking the win. Game three score was 3-2 with Jeremy Guthrie.
The Giants went on to win games four and five. Game four score was 11-4. San Francisco had a tremendous showing on offense that gave Yusmerio Petit receiving the win.
Game five score was 5-0 with Bumgarner getting the win by pitching a complete game shutout with eight strikeouts and only surrendered four hits.
The San Francisco Giants lead the series 3-2. The Royals will need to win the next game to stay alive to become the kings of the world of baseball.
Game six is scheduled for Tuesday night in Kansas City at Kauffman Stadium.
Sunday, October 26, 2014
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Trojans vs Mountaineers
The Troy Trojans played the Appalachian State Mountaineers and were looking for another win at home.
The Trojans scored on it's opening drive but Appalachian State took less than a minute on offense to match Troy's touchdown and establish its offense.
Troy's offense came up short on many occasions with either a punt or turnover on downs.
The Mountaineers took advantage of Troy's misfortunes 24 unanswered points.
The Trojans managed to put a damper in the score with a 99 yard kickoff return by Chandler Worthy.
Troy did manage to come away with a turnover before the half, but it cost the Trojans a safety that made the score 26-14 at half with the Mountaineers leading.
The Mountaineer offense looked like it did in the first half very efficient and scored four more times in the game.
Troy's offense could not get the sparks to fly in the second half on offense that led to the Trojans not scoring and coming up short with a win.
The Mountaineers won by a final of 53-14 making its record 2-5 of the year and Troy falls to a 1-6 record of the year.
Brendan Silvers 20-30 with 156 yards passing with two interceptions. Brendan Burks had six carries with 42 yards rushing and one touchdown.
Audio content https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0f5yZu2dI&list=UUe39vB_SQ4BATCPkylEelbw
The Trojans scored on it's opening drive but Appalachian State took less than a minute on offense to match Troy's touchdown and establish its offense.
Troy's offense came up short on many occasions with either a punt or turnover on downs.
The Mountaineers took advantage of Troy's misfortunes 24 unanswered points.
The Trojans managed to put a damper in the score with a 99 yard kickoff return by Chandler Worthy.
Troy did manage to come away with a turnover before the half, but it cost the Trojans a safety that made the score 26-14 at half with the Mountaineers leading.
The Mountaineer offense looked like it did in the first half very efficient and scored four more times in the game.
Troy's offense could not get the sparks to fly in the second half on offense that led to the Trojans not scoring and coming up short with a win.
The Mountaineers won by a final of 53-14 making its record 2-5 of the year and Troy falls to a 1-6 record of the year.
Brendan Silvers 20-30 with 156 yards passing with two interceptions. Brendan Burks had six carries with 42 yards rushing and one touchdown.
Audio content https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=su0f5yZu2dI&list=UUe39vB_SQ4BATCPkylEelbw
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Who is the Team to Win in October
There are only four team left in the Major League Baseball playoffs that hope to make it to the World Series.
In the ALDS, the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals are playing each other with the Royals leading the series 2-0.
Both American League teams have not made it to the World Series since the mid 1980s. The Orioles and Royals hope to start a new tradition and compete every year for a World Series Crown.
The Orioles have a very sound team with J.J. Hardy, Adam Jones, and Wel-Yin Chen.
With the Royals they have Mike Moustakas, Billy Butler, and Lorienzo Cain leading the charge.
The Royals have not lost a postseason game since the 1980s.
In the NLDS there is the Saint Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants left playing with the Giants leading the series 1-0.
The Cardinals look very promising by making it the NLDS the last four seasons. The Cardinals have a very good pitching staff and look very lively on offense with its big slugger, Matt Adams.
The Giants are as equal as the Cardinals in its style of play. They have a stout pitching staff and play makers all around the diamond. They share the load on offense with Pablo Sandoval, Buster Posey, and Brandon Crawford.
All four teams look good enough to win the World Series.
In the ALDS, the Baltimore Orioles and the Kansas City Royals are playing each other with the Royals leading the series 2-0.
Both American League teams have not made it to the World Series since the mid 1980s. The Orioles and Royals hope to start a new tradition and compete every year for a World Series Crown.
The Orioles have a very sound team with J.J. Hardy, Adam Jones, and Wel-Yin Chen.
With the Royals they have Mike Moustakas, Billy Butler, and Lorienzo Cain leading the charge.
The Royals have not lost a postseason game since the 1980s.
In the NLDS there is the Saint Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants left playing with the Giants leading the series 1-0.
The Cardinals look very promising by making it the NLDS the last four seasons. The Cardinals have a very good pitching staff and look very lively on offense with its big slugger, Matt Adams.
The Giants are as equal as the Cardinals in its style of play. They have a stout pitching staff and play makers all around the diamond. They share the load on offense with Pablo Sandoval, Buster Posey, and Brandon Crawford.
All four teams look good enough to win the World Series.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Showdown at the Grove
Alabama and Ole Miss was one of the most anticipated games of this week. Both teams came into this game undefeated 4-0. Alabama came into the game ranked third and Ole Miss was ranked eleventh.
Ole Miss received the ball to open the game and drove the ball into field goal range. Gary Wunderlinch drilled a 46 yard field goal that gave the Rebels a quick 3-0 lead.
The Crimson Tide got the ball and drove the ball into field goal range. Adam Griffith missed a 46 yard field goal that left the game 3-0 in favor of Ole Miss.
The Rebels managed to get into field goal range but nothing came out of it. Wunderlinch missed a 33 yard field goal.
Alabama was then forced into a three and out that gave the Rebels got the ball back.
After several shared punts Alabama got the ball back in the second quarter with 7:11 left in the first quarter.
The Crimson Tide got the ball back and had a tremendous display of offense that got them into the red-zone. Blake Sims took the ball one yard into the end-zone giving Alabama the lead 7-3.
Ole Miss was forced into a three and out.
Alabama was also forced into a three and out. Ole Miss fumbled the return and Cyrus Jones took the fumble into the end-zone for a touchdown making Alabama's lead 14-3 going into at the half.
The Crimson Tide got the ball to open up the second half.
Alabama drove the ball half the field and managed to get into field goal range. Griffith missed a 51 yard field goal leaving the score 14-3 in favor of the Tide.
It did not take long for Ole Miss to score. Bo Wallace found Laquon Treadwell for a 14 yard touchdown pass making the score 14-10.
The Tide drove down to its own 36 yard line that gave Griffith another chance. Griffith drilled the field goal from 44 yards pushing Alabama's lead 17-10.
After four punts Ole Miss gets the ball back with 6:24 left in the game.
Two plays later the Rebels scored. Wallace found Wince Sanders 34 yards for the touchdown tying up the game 17-17.
Wunderlinch kicked the ball off to Christian Jones. Jones was unable to hold on to the ball and fumbled the ball back to Ole Miss.
After four plays Ole Miss finds the end-zone. Wallace connected to Waylen Walton for 10 yards for the touchdown. Alabama would go on and block the extra point making the game 23-17.
Alabama began to drive the length of the field but all was not. Sims got intercepted in the end-zone Senquez Golson.
Ole Miss got the ball back with 37 seconds left. The Rebels knelt the ball twice and won the game.
Bo Wallace went 18-31 with 251 yards of passing and three touchdowns for the Rebels.
Blake Sims went 19-31 with 228 yards passing with one interception and one rushing touchdown for Alabama. T.J. Yeldon had 20 carries with 123 yards rushing.
Alabama received its first loss of the season making its record 4-1. Ole Miss on the other hand notched up its fifth consecutive win making its record 5-0.
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