Connor Degenhardt stepped up when his team needed him most. The backup quarterback threw four touchdown passes, including a pair of game-breakers in the fourth quarter, as the Massachusetts Pirates defeated the Sioux Falls Storm, 43-38.
Alejandro Bennifield got to savor some home cooking. The Massachusetts quarterback threw four touchdown passes, as the Pirates defeated the Jacksonville Sharks, 26-21, Saturday night in their Tsongas Center debut.
The Massachusetts Pirates will look to keep the momentum going as they prep for Saturday's first-ever home game in Lowell against the Jacksonville Sharks. Kickoff is slated for 7:05 p.m.