Indianapolis AlleyCats at Minnesota Wind Chill
Sunday, July 9 – 6:00 PM/ET
This game could be a preview of the Central Division championship. Minnesota is looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss, but they will have to face one of the hottest teams in the AUDL.
With their seven-game winning streak, Indy has already surpassed their 2022 win total. Keegan North, who has been throwing with much more accuracy over his last three games, is a player to watch. He’s averaging 328.66 throwing yards per game during that stretch, and he put up eight scores in their closely contested loss to the Wind Chill in Week 2. The ‘Cats had a season-low five blocks in that game, but they are capable of getting more stops this week.
Indy’s leading blockers, William Wettengel and Nick Hutton, have each had several multi-block games in the last couple of months. However, they only combined for one block against Minnesota in Week 2. Their blocking ability could make a big difference in this game, especially if they can deny one or two of Josh Klane’s deep shots.
Abe Coffin had a rough outing in Minnesota’s 10-goal loss to Colorado last week, finishing with six throwaways, a drop, and a completion percentage of 79.41 percent. The 2022 AUDL All-Star MVP has yet to have a big game this season, and Minnesota fans would love to see one with the playoffs right around the corner.
Minnesota will play on the road against the Radicals on Friday, so they may be a bit tired coming into this game. They will also be without offensive playmakers Quinn Snider and Michael Jordan. However, the Wind Chill have been a formidable opponent at Sea Foam Stadium in the last two years. In the last two games between these teams at Sea Foam, Minnesota won a close game and defeated Indy by a large margin. It is unlikely that Minnesota will get a blowout victory this time around.
One Big Number:
8 – The Wind Chill have won eight of their last nine home games.
29 – With a combined 29 blocks by Wettengel and Hutton in just nine games, they are on track to have the most blocks of any AlleyCats duo since 2018.