DI Recap: Metropolis, Old Blue Stay Unbeaten

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Life closed out their Elite Training Season with an impressive 31-7 victory over the Glendale Raptors on Saturday. In rainy conditions (that seems to be following the Raptors), Life ran out to a 31-0 lead before a late intercept put Glendale on the board.

Northeast

Old Blue are firmly in control of the Northeast after taking maximum points once again. It was tighter than in weeks past but the club was still able to come away with a 29-19 win over White Plains. Full credit to White Plains as they took a 19-8 lead into halftime. Joe Judge scored early for the team while Demetrious Magdelenos and Andre Oliveira also scored. But Old Blue came back in the second half with a clinic display. Dom Waring scored in the first half while John Hoehman, Mike Cartwright, and Jordan Badia-Bellinger all scored in the second half. Although it was White Plains third straight defeat, the team has faced three teams expected to finish near the top of the division.

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In other Northeast matches Boston had no trouble with rivals Boston Irish Wolfhounds, winning 38-8. It was another match that was tight in the first half before things separated. Boston is now 2-0 with 10 points while the Wolfhounds are 0-3 with no points. In the other match, Mystic River beat Middlesex 38-17.

It was a non-league match but NYAC defeated Olympic Club 28-19 yesterday. Both teams traditionally play a match each year. With a few games under their best NYAC were the more fluid side and were able to overcome several of Olympic Clubs more known players.

Midwest

Metropolis are now the only undefeated team in the Midwest after a busy weekend. They faced a tough test in the Chicago Lions, despite the latter's struggles. Still, Metropolis were simply too strong coming away 54-31 winners. The move now puts Metropolis at 4-0. Palmer now have a nice two match win streak under their belts after going on the road to beat previously unbeaten Columbus. Palmer dominated much of the match but a late Columbus comeback made things interesting. The Kansas City Blues earned their first win of the season after being Milwaukee 36-15. The Chicago Griffins have had some rough patches on the season but have done enough to earn third place in the table, only a few points back of Columbus. They beat Cincinnati 19-15.

Mid-Atlantic

Schuylkill River came out on top of Norfolk 36-21 in the battle of previously unbeatens in the Mid-Atlantic. The Maryland Exiles are now the only other unbeaten team after they took care of PAC 18-12. The Exiles have had to deal with cancellations early in the year but so far they have been strong. For PAC it's the second loss of the season after a promising start. Baltimore-Chesapeake are third in the standings behind Schuylkill River and the Maryland Exiles. They defeated the Pittsburgh Harlequins 22-12 on the road. Lastly, NOVA slumped to their second straight blowout defeat after losing to Raleigh 67-5.

West

Simply put, the West is a mess. The Denver Highlanders withdrew from their match against the Denver Barbarians while Provo failed to show up to play the Utah Highlanders.