Spitfire Finish Rough Season

By: Deb Wallace

ERIE, PA - The Toledo Spitfire faced the Erie Illusion at Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA for their last game of the season. The ladies were looking forward to this game because it was the last in a long hard season. They started the season behind the eight ball due to almost one-third of their roster having injuries that put them out of commission before play even started. Regardless, the Spitfire fought hard in every game and this last game was no exception, even though they lost to the Illusion 44-0.

The offense had their best game of the season moving the ball and burning time off of the clock. Kentrah Smith led the team with 25 carries for a total of 70 yards. Cathy Yungmann also had a great day completing 3 passes for 24 yards. Amy Wilkins had one reception and a few carries, but did most of her work on special teams where she had 5 returns for a total of 61 yards.

The defense had a good game in terms of creating turnovers, they forced several fumbles, recovering 3 of them, and had two interceptions. One interception was by Wilkins and the other by Heather Inderrieden, which was a pick-off in the endzone. Denise Thompson, Jessie Torda, Amanda Thames and Yungmann also contributed with good tackles throughout the game with Thames collecting the lone sack.

Now that the season is over, the team will regroup in the off-season by having several mini-camps to keep the team focused. More information on this and the team can be found at www.toledospitfire.com.