July 11, 2009 in Sports

Shock, Pioneers similar

Clash of top teams could be ArenaCup preview

Jim Meehan jimm@spokesman.com; (208) 765-7131

Spokane and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton are separated by roughly 2,500 miles on the map but they’re practically mirror images on the football field.

No. 1 versus No. 2 in the arenafootball2 rankings. No. 1 in the National Conference versus No. 1 in the American Conference. Top five in numerous key statistical categories.

The two af2 heavyweights collide tonight at 7 at the Arena in what could prove to be an ArenaCup preview. Top-ranked Spokane (12-1) has 11 wins by double figures and a plus-24.2 scoring margin. No. 2 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (11-2) has 10 double-digit wins and a scoring margin of plus-24.1.

“This …

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