The Iowa Barnstormers look for their first win as they take on the Eastern Conference-leading Massachusetts Pirates.
Riding a three-game winning streak to open the season, the Massachusetts Pirates (3-0) return to the Tsongas Center tonight for an Eastern Conference matchup against the Iowa Barnstormers. On a short week having lost at Tulsa on Saturday, the Barnstormers play their third consecutive road game to start the 2024 IFL season and will turn their attention to trying to slow the Pirates’ running game as they face the league’s leading rusher Jimmie Robinson who has 195 yards and two touchdowns this season. The Pirates come into this game off their first bye week of the season as they look to become the only team in the league to be 4-0,
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Game Date: April 12, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
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Pirates quarterback Alejandro Bennifield leads the league with 425 yards passing and 12 touchdowns through the first month of play. Now in his fourth year with the Pirates, Bennifield led Massachusetts to the 2021 IFL Championship coming off the bench in week one to guide the Pirates to victory and never lost the starting job.
Iowa has struggled to find a groove offensively this season averaging 27.5 points per game ranking 15th out of 16 teams. Conversely the Barnstormers defense has held opponents to 37.0 points per game ranking the Iowa defense seventh in the IFL.
In their last meeting, Iowa jumped out to a 38-21 halftime lead on their way to a bruising 73-43 home win in Des Moines. Massachusetts leads the all-time series 3-2 and has never lost to Iowa at home.
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