Linces-Bufals Recap

Barcelona!!!

Last Saturday we played our third game in Barcelona against the Bufals. I've been to Barcelona once before and it is definitely one of my favorite places in Spain. The city is very different from Sevilla in many ways. In particular, people in Barcelona prefer to speak Catalan instead of traditional Castilian (Spanish). Also, the city is much more modern in terms of architecture. We didn't get to do much sight seeing while in Barcelona, however i spent a week there a few years ago so I felt like I knew the city pretty well.

Flight to Barcelona. The two largest men on the team sat next to each other, haha!

We played our game near the ocean which made me feel like i was playing in Ventura again. Once again we started off pretty slow and the opposing team capitalized on it with a long touchdown pass. We began to pick up momentum by sticking to the running game. This was definitely one of the most exhausting games I have ever played. I'm not sure of the exact numbers, but i'm confident i ran the ball over 30 times this game. Additionaly, i played a few defensive series at the free safety position. Offensively, we got into the red zone (within the opposing teams 20yd line) 6 times and only came out with 10 points. We would run the ball all the way down the field and once we got into the red zone their defense would put 9 players in the defensive box to stop our run. We were winning the game 10-7 until the final minute when they drove down the field and scored on a run. We ended up losing a tough one 13-7.

Practicing my punt returns

On the bright side our team played with some great intensity that we had been lacking in the previous games. The addition of the new players gave our team much confidence, especially defensively. Next week we travel to Madrid to face the Camioneros. Yesterday, I introduced a new goal line offense to help us out when we get into scoring range. These plays worked perfectly in practice and everyone seems to be very excited about them. In addition, Jennie will be there to cheer us on so there's no way we can lose!!!

Post-game meal