The Maryland Maniacs' winning streak came to a resounding halt at 10 games as the indoor football squad was annihilated, 50-12, at the Bloomington Extreme. Fears that a jump in the quality of opposition would doom the streak proved valid Saturday as Maryland trailed from virtually start to finish.
Bloomington jumped to a ten point lead off a Ronnie Simpson 20 yard touchdown pass to Glenn Johnson. Maryland scored a second field goal to get back within seven in the second quarter before an Extreme touchdown return broke the game open. Bloomington scored another TD for a 27-6 halftime lead and simply expanded the margin for most of the 2nd half.
Turnovers plagued the Maniacs during the contest as Maryland gave up the ball in that fashion six times. Bryson Spinner threw four of the five Maryland interceptions before being relieved by Joe Urso. The backup qb would throw for Maryland's only touchdown during 4th quarter action.
Despite its loss, Maryland actually clinched the IFL Atlantic Division title and first round postseason bye due to RiverCity's same night defeat against El Paso. The Maniacs will play one final regular season game Saturday at the Rochester Raiders, then await either RiverCity or Rochester again during the weekend of July 25.
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