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Albany Firebirds Hold Off Minnesota Monsters, 69-56
Sam Castronova completed 20 of 27 passes for 304 yards, throwing nine touchdowns.
Statside Game Recap · August 1 · Arena Football
Albany Firebirds edged Minnesota Monsters 69 to 56 on Saturday, August 1 at MVP Arena. Castronova set the tone.
Darien Townsend caught six passes for 109 yards and four touchdowns. Duane Brown caught six passes for 108 yards and four touchdowns. Isiah Scott caught six passes for 69 yards and one touchdown.
For Minnesota Monsters, Ja'Vonte Johnson completed 27 of 49 passes for 416 yards, with eight touchdowns and two interceptions.
The win improved Albany Firebirds to 1-0 in the postseason.
By the numbers
- Final
- Albany Firebirds 69, Minnesota Monsters 56
- #2 Castronova
- 304 pass yds, 9 TD
- #21 Townsend
- 6 rec, 109 yds, 4 TD
- #3 Brown
- 6 rec, 108 yds, 4 TD
- #8 Scott
- 6 rec, 69 yds, 1 TD
- #5 Singleton
- 5 TKL, 1 INT
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