Storm tops Predators in 49th meeting of "War on I-4" battle, 55-31

Quarterback Stephen Wasil passed for six touchdowns and ran for another as Tampa Bay took the first game of a pair in the “War on I-4,” defeating the Orlando Predators, 55-31, Saturday night on the Amalie Motor Oil Field at the Tampa Bay Times Forum

The win was Tampa Bay’s second in a row and gave the Storm a Southern Division-leading 5-3 record in the Arena Football League’s American Conference. The Storm are 4-2 against Conference foes.

Orlando (1-7), lost for 25^th time to Tampa Bay in the 49^th meeting of this AFL rivalry.

Former University of South Florida standout Armarri Jackson of the Storm led all receivers with 11 catches for 135 yards.

Four consecutive touchdowns from the 2^nd quarter until 8:05 of the 3^rd period, gave Tampa Bay an insurmountable, 35-10, lead. Prechae Rodriguez had team-leading three TDs in that run of 16, 11, and 12 yards.

Wasil was 5-for-5 passing in the 3^rd quarter, connecting on three of those for TDs. His final score came on a 39-yard pass Amarri  Jackson.

Adding insult to injury in this central Florida rivalry, just signed defensive lineman Frisner Nelson, out of Orlando’s Central Florida University, recovered a fumble for a touchdown with 10:42 left in the game. It gave the Storm a commanding, 55-17, margin.

Article courtesy: Tampa Bay Storm Media Relations.