Event Date: April 28th, 1986
Event Description: Sunday Round Up
Source: Football News
Walter Lewis fired a pair of second-half touchdown passes and scored two others via the run Saturday night to power the Memphis Showboats to a 31-14 triumph over the visiting Birmingham Stallions.
The victory raised the Showboats’ record to 7-3 and gave them a share of first place alongside Birmingham.
Lewis took advantage of the injury-riddled Birmingham defense to help the Showboats build a 21-14 lead after three quarters.
The Memphis defense, meanwhile, shut down star running back Bo Jackson limiting him to just 44 yards and exerting constant pressure on quarterback Cliff Stoudt, who was sacked twice and hurried throughout.
Lewis engineered a six-play, 87-yard drive early in the second quarter -- capped by a seven-yard touchdown run-- to supply the Boats with a 7-0 lead.
Birmingham tied the game at 7-7 late in the second quarter as Stoudt found running back Sam Platt on an eight-yard slant pattern.
In the third stanza, Lewis threw a 28-yard touchdown pass to Ricky Porter and scored on a four-yard scamper with just under a minute remaining.
The Stallions replied with a 69-yard touchdown strike from Stoudt to Greg Anderson pulling the visitors to within seven at 21-14.
In the final frame, Roger Ruzek nailed a 48-yard field goal and Lewis found Greg Moser for a 38-yard touchdown to round out the scoring.
On Sunday, the Baltimore Stars crushed New Jersey by a score of 35-14 with Kelvin Bryant leading the way, meanwhile Jacksonville topped Orlando 26-21 and Houston downed hapless Oakland by a score of 24-10.
more to come......
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