The Albany Empire snapped a two-game losing streak as they handed the Baltimore Brigade their first home loss of the season, 56-49, in front of 5,552 at Royal Farms Arena on Saturday night. The win moved Albany within a game of Baltimore for first place.
The Philadelphia Soul defeated the Washington Valor 48-41 to formally punch their ticket to ArenaBowl 32 in Albany. The series was all but over last week when the Soul defeated the Valor 69-33 in game one.