But it has been Orla Prendergast, a year her junior, who has impressed the most in this tournament. The quality of 21-year-old Gaby Lewis has been known for some time. That the match was so evenly balanced shows just how quickly the gap has closed, with Ireland’s new generation of cricketers looking well worth their place on the world stage. But they went extremely close against the nation who won the tournament back in 2016. Ireland have never won a match at a Women’s T20 World Cup. Still just 24 years old, we should be in for a treat watching her perform over the course of the next decade. Matthews is great to watch, has all the shots, and clearly has the temperament to match her talent. SAL – Andrew Brown, 50-yard run (Meis kick).A captain’s knock from Hayley Matthews □įollow LIVE □: #WIvIRE | #T20WorldCup | #TurnItUp /3u2nyQqBca GLN – Blankenship, 23-yard pass from Nick Uphoff (run failed). SAL – O’Neill, 15-yard pass from Waters (Meis kick). SAL – O’Neill, 20-yard pass from Waters (Meis kick). SAL – Stephen O’Neill, 10-yard pass from Jake Waters (Gabe Meis kick). GLN - Dylan Blankenship, 3-yard run (kick failed). The Cardinals lost their season opener to Atlantic, 33-0. Glenwood hopes to get on the winning track Friday night when the Rams host Clarinda in the home opener at Ram Memorial Field. They’re a quality team that brings out the mistakes in you.”īlankenship finished the night with 131 yards rushing on 19 attempts. It’s an experience game – we’re not going to be 9-0 obviously anymore, but at the same time, hopefully we’ll improve. “We’ve got five or six big guns back, but we’ve got some big holes to fill, and it wasn’t even solid by some of the big guns so that makes it tough. The effort was there, I’m just not sure where we’re at. “We try to work some depth, but with some guys gassed, we struggled at the end. “We made some good plays, we just didn’t make enough of them,” Albert said. Josh Mathews hauled in five passes that netted 84 yards, while Blankenship was on the receiving end of five Uphoff aerials, including a 23-yard highlight reel catch and run that provided the Rams with their second touchdown of the night in the final minutes of the game. Uphoff passed for 162 yards while completing 12-of-27 passes. Glenwood got 131 yards rushing from Blankenship. “They come flying down the field and they come flying off the football, too.”Ī Gabe Meis field goal from 32 yards out midway through the fourth quarter sealed the win for the Falcons. “That gave them a lot of momentum,” Albert said. The duo would later team up on touchdown passes from 20 and 15 yards out.Īlbert said Gentile’s kickoff return and a subsequent interception on the Rams’ ensuing possession was the turning point of the game. Moments later, Steve O’Neill scored the first of his three touchdowns on a 10-yard, third-and-goal pass from the Falcon quarterback Jake Waters. Albert got a spark on the second-half kickoff when Jake Gentile fielded the ball and returned it 57 yards to the Glenwood 37. The touchdown culminated a 65-yard drive that included three pass completions from quarterback Nick Uphoff, starting his first game behind center. The Rams controlled the momentum for the first two quarters of the game and got on the scoreboard late in the first quarter on a 3-yard plunge by tailback Dylan Blankenship. “We ended up with too many big plays against us and not near as many for us.” “The first half we played pretty well, but they’re a pretty good football team,” Glenwood head coach Brian Albert said. The Falcons scored 24 unanswered points after halftime before pulling away to a 31-12 victory. The second half of the game, however, was a much different story. The Rams held their own for the first two quarters of the game, outplaying the perennial Class 1A powerhouse on their way to a 6-0 halftime lead. Albert at Al Leber Field Friday night turned out to be a tale of two halves. COUNCIL BLUFFS – Glenwood’s season-opening football game against St.
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