It was only a few weeks ago that Aaron Garcia pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in Orlando Predators history. He wasn't able to pull another rabbit out of his hat in this one. The Jacksonville Sharks escaped the Predators 44-41 at the Amway Center.
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Jason Boltus and Greg Carr and Arness Ikner and Khalil Paden don't really have the name recognition of typical Orlando Predators players. CFE Arena doesn't look anything like the Jungle which the Orlando Predators used to play in. Average crowds of around 5,000 fans are nothing like the 15,000+ old school Orlando Predators crowds. Rob Keefe doesn't look anything like an Orlando Predators coach. But dammit, even this skeptic has to admit that Friday night's 69-63 win over the Los Angeles KISS felt a whole hell of a lot like an old school Orlando Predators game.
Another week, another slow start. The Spokane Shock, after rattling off five wins to start the season, have hit a slump. They dropped their last contest to the Utah Blaze by a score of 52-48. It marked their second loss in a row, this time to a division opponent. Similar to their loss against Tampa Bay, Spokane nearly dug themselves out of a first half hole, but couldn't manage to finish the job.
ORLANDO They don't call it the War on I-4 for no reason. Saturday night might have marked the first time that the UFC made its way to Orlando, but perhaps the best fight of the night in the City Beautiful came out of the Orlando Predators. The Preds had to fight through just about everything that an AFL team could have to get through in a record-breaking 77-65 win over the Tampa Bay Storm.