After a 10 game winning streak, the Maryland Maniacs closed out regular season play with their second straight loss, falling 62-39 Saturday at the rival Rochester Raiders.
The Maniacs held largely even in an offensively loaded first half including Bryson Spinner touchdown passes to Terry Moss, Raymond McCarter, Bruce Hocker and Darryl Overton. Maryland only trailed 36-33 at the break but with Spinner pulled due to a reported case of dehydration, the Maniacs' offense created no second half points.
Despite the two season closing losses, the Maryland Maniacs still have the Atlantic Division title and associated first round playoff bye in hand. Technically, Rochester can reach the same 10-4 record as Maryland but the Maniacs' 2-1 head-to-head tiebreaker advantage leaves no doubt about the division championship.
Assuming any Show Place Arena schedule conflicts can be resolved, Maryland will host a second round IFL playoff game the weekend of July 25/26 against Rochester or RiverCity.
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