The Champs continued to make minor league football history saturday night at the Metrodome. With a packed house looking on the Champs defeated Sting Rays, a university in Puerto Rico. The Sting Rays had never been defeated by a college or minor league program from the U.S.. The Sting Rays are so used to routing U.S. teams in fact, that head coach Enrique Tovar commented that "I don't want to make a prediction because when we come to the U.S. we are always disappointed". That comment stuck with Champ players and coaches alike.
" They were a class organization all the way. It was nice to play a team that is competant. Out of respect for their entire program all I will say is, we didn't want to disappoint them." said coach Duke Bedford. With this win the Champs accomplish something no minor league program has ever been able to. " It's very significant. I tell our guys all the time that they are the future of this business. Games like this really validate what we are doing here." said Bedford. " It's important for our sport and our league that we play well in these types of games. That program has crushed minor league and college teams in the states for years, including the Dallas Diesel, who are in our league and the USA Eagles". Bedford explained. " We wanted to show the country that what we do here isn't the same old thing. We are putting together a true minor league program here. This is what everybody should be doing. If every team we played was of the same caliber as those guys, our sport would be taken more seriously."
The Champs are on the road this week in Lone Star, Arizona to play the Arizona Cacti.
