On Saturday night, the Birmingham Stallions (2-0) defeated the Houston Gamblers (1-1) in front of the home crowd at Protective Stadium 33-28.
Birmingham Stallions quarterback J’Mar Smith went 20/30 for 229-yards, two touchdowns, one interception, and eight carries for 31-yards. Stallions’ running back CJ Marable led the team in rushing with 16 carries for 76-yards, one touchdown, and two catches for 20-yards.
Marlon Williams led Birmingham in receiving with three catches for 88-yards and one touchdown, while wide receiver Osirus Mitchell had three catches for 48-yards and one touchdown. Finally, the defense had two sacks, three interceptions, nine pass breakups, and one touchdown.
For the Gamblers, quarterback Clayton Thorson was 13/27 for 141-yards, two touchdowns, three interceptions, and two carries or 21-yards. Running back Mark Thompson led the Gamblers in rushing with 16 carries for 93-yards.
Gamblers’ wide receiver Tyler Simmons led the team in receiving with two catches for 53-yards and one touchdown. The Gamblers’ defense had one sack, one interception, four pass breakups, and one touchdown.
Next Saturday, the Houston Gamblers play the Tampa Bay Bandits at 4 pm on FOX, while the Birmingham Stallions play the New Orleans Breakers at 8 pm on FOX. Tickets for those games can be purchased thanks to our friends at StubHub.
