Iron beat Albany Firebirds 66-63 in thriller

New quarterback Todd Hammel played great in his first start as the Iron beat the Albany Firebirds 66-63 last night. Todd Hammel was 23 of 32 for 273 yards and 7 touchdowns. Wide Receiver Bryan Pray had 8 catches for 143 yards and 5 touchdowns. Wide Receiver Antoine Burns had 9 catches for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns. Burns also had a 57 yard kickoff return for a touchdown. Wide Receiver Scott Burnoski had 6 catches for 43 yards. Todd Hammel was very impressive in his first game since 2006 and with the Iron. If he plays like that against the Mahoning Valley Thunder next week the Iron should have no problem putting points on the board. Firebirds wide receivers Christian Wise and Alvin Ray Jackson each had 3 touchdown catches. The Iron return home next week on Friday June 5th as they host the Mahoning Valley Thunder at the Bradley Center at 7:00. I will have a preview of the game up next week.