Cambridgeshire Cats  7-6 Chiltern Cheetahs

Cambridgeshire Cats won this Battle of the Cats at Home to the much improving Cheetahs on Sunday.

Cheetahs won the toss and received and moved the ball well through some good running by Quantez Scroggins and first down passes from Deniz Karagulle to Samir Nuseibeh and Spencer Whybrow, but the drive was stopped on 4th down play.  Chiltern defence limited the Cats running game and after a punt, Chilterns Marshall Wille fumble the ball on the first play which was recovered by Cambridge and giving them good field position. 

The Cats moved the ball well and on the first play of the second quarter former Cheetahs player Nick Tilbury completed a 28 yard touchdown pass to Tight End Jamal Williams for the opening score.  With Brian Jelly kicking the extra point to give the Cats a 7 - 0 lead.  Neither side could move the ball convincingly for the rest of the half as both defences stopped their opponents on 3rd and 1.  (H/T 7 - 0)

The 3rd quarter was controlled by Chiltern offence with Deniz Karagulle completing passes to Spencer Whybrow, Abdul Malik Lawal and Quantez Scroggins with some good running by Marshall Wille to set up a 4th down and 5 on the Cats 14 yard line. Karagulle completed a short pass to Scroggins who then ran into the Endzone (7 - 6). Opting to go for 2 points Karagulle pass was incomplete. After the Kick-off, the Cats moved in scoring range again, but play by Linebackers Nick Michael, Justin Fetzer and Justin Day forced the Cats to attempt a fieldgoal.  Brian Jelly kick failed (wide right).

The score line close, both teams stepped up a gear in the 4th quarter with Chilterns Nick Michael sacking Tilbury, who on the next play completed a good pass to his receiver only to find Chilterns Abdul Malik Lawal force the ball out of the receivers hands and return it into good field position.  Penalties forced but Chiltern and good work by the Cats defence stopping a 4th down play and handing the ball over to the Cats offence, who struggled to move down field and had to punt.  With less then 2 minutes left in the game, the Cats defence pressured Karagulle and his pass was intercepted by the Cats, who ran out the clock for the Win.