Orlando Intimidators @ Kailua Wyverns

Recap

Orlando’s defensive effort dug the Intimidators out of an early whole Sunday to defeat the Kailua Wyverns 34-20 to earn their firs win of the season.

Running back Zach Parker rushed for 169 yards on 27 carries, scoring a touchdown following five broken tackles. Linebacker Steven Lambert had 9 tackles, four of them behind he line of scrimmage.

The Inimidator defense held Kailua to under 200 yards of offense through the first three quarters – outscoring the Wyverns 27-0 after surrendering the first 6 points of the game. Orlando fumbled the opening kickoff, which Kailua turned into 3 points.

Kailua has only scored 1 touchdown on four redzone trips so far this year as the offense continued to suffer early in ball games. Wide receiver Yuya Aiba had another 100-yard performance but only had five receptions on double digit targets. Orlando cornerback Marcus Dorsett was largely responsible for holding Aiba from a breakout game.

The fourth quarter was once again Kailua’s strongest but the defense didn’t have enough to give. Kailua outgained Orlando 245-78 in the fourh quarter but when the Wyverns trimmed the defecit to 7, 27-20, he Intimidators were able to score just 3 plays later on a 41-yard pass from Kevin Walker to Nathan Chambers.

Orlando improved to 1-0 and will face the 1-1 Oklahoma City Renegades Saturday June 29. Kailua dropped to 0-2, 0-2 at home and will travel to New York June 30th.