Mistakes Cost Freight in 68-50 Loss to Jacksonville Sharks

Dominic Roberto with a second quarter TD run

Some nights in football, nearly everything that can go wrong does. Saturday night was one of those nights for the Fishers Freight.

Dropped passes, a blocked extra point, an interception, and a costly holding penalty in the end zone all added up as the Freight suffered their third straight loss, falling to the Jacksonville Sharks 68-50 Saturday night at the Fishers Event Center.

Despite the loss, kicker Calum Sutherland continued his standout season, recording three deuces — kickoffs through the uprights worth two points each — to add six points to the Freight total. Sutherland now extends his league-leading deuce total this season.

For much of the first half, the game resembled the hard-hitting, back-and-forth battles that have become common between the Freight and Sharks. Fishers held a slim 29-27 advantage at halftime and appeared poised to make a run in the second half.

But Jacksonville took control early in the fourth quarter with a momentum-swinging sequence that proved too much for the Freight to overcome.

Sharks quarterback Sammy Edwards scored a touchdown, followed by a deuce from kicker Marc Orozco. Pinned deep on their own 5-yard line on the ensuing possession, the Freight were then flagged for holding in the end zone, resulting in a safety. Jacksonville quickly capitalized on getting the ball back with another touchdown, suddenly stretching the lead to 59-42.

Fishers never recovered from that stretch as Jacksonville pulled away late.

The bye week comes at a good time for the Freight, who will now have an opportunity to regroup before traveling to Jacksonville for a rematch with the Sharks in two weeks.

The Freight return to the Fishers Event Center on June 6 to host Tulsa.