Bay Area Panthers vs San Diego Strike Force on Sunday April 6th at SAP Center (via BayAreaPanthers)

By Madison Montez

SAN JOSE- San Diego struck first scoring a touchdown at 9:34 of the first quarter. They then got the extra point, making the field goal, to improve the score to 7-0. On an incomplete pass by San Jose, San Diego was given a pass interference foul. Unfortunately, nothing came as a result of it. A huge Panthers interception by Tyler Watson kept the score to 7-0 when quarterback Nate Davis attempted to throw a longball.

On a complete pass by quarterback Liam Thompson, Panthers got a first down to start the second quarter. Quarterback Josh Jones ran the ball and got the Panthers a first down. This led to the Panthers getting on the board after a scoreless first quarter. Wide Receiever Arsiah McCorker Sr recieved the pass from Liam Thompson and was able to slide right in to score.

They tied the game seven to seven when they successfully made the field goal to get the extra point. A tackle and stop by Tyrese Wright led to a first down for Bay Area. This led to another touchdown to take the lead. A 12 yard touchdown by Josh Jones gave Bay Area their first lead of the game. The extra point was good and the Panthers extended their lead even further to 14-7.

The Panthers scored another touchdown to improve the score to 20-7. Josh Jones threw a longball dime across 26 yards to Tyrese Chambers for the touchdown. They successfully got the extra point, improving the score to 21-7. San Diego scored for the first time since the first quarter on a 27 yard field goal, they cut the lead to 21-10.

Josh Jones kept the ball moving, handing the ball off to Josh Thomas for a touchdown. The extra point was good, extending their lead even further to 28-10 with 10 minutes left of the third quarter. A three yard touchdown run by Arsiah McCorker Sr improved the lead to 34-10. McCorker Sr’s second touchdown of the night. The extra point was good to improve the score to 35-10.

San Diego scored for the third time in the game, scoring a touchdown with 10 minutes left. The extra point was good and it moved the score to 35-18. To seal the win, Tyrese Chambers scored his second touchdown of the game from Josh Jones, 41-18 Panthers. The extra point was not good and the final score remained 41-18.

The Panthers will be back in action next Sunday April 13th where they will host the Northern Arizona Wranglers.