The Sioux Falls Storm Indoor Football Team host the Quad City Steamwheelers tonight at 7:05 PM inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center for Operation Hope & Caring night - presented by
LEVO Federal Credit Union.
THE MATCHUP
The Sioux Falls Storm and Quad City Steamwheelers will meet for the 2nd time this season when they meet on Saturday Night at 7:05 PM inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.
The Storm lost the season opening road contest on April 1st in a close 36-34 nail-biter in Moline, IL.
The Storm have never lost back-to-back games against the Quad City Steamwheelers.
Sioux Falls posted a three-game winning streak against Quad City (3/22/19 - 3/13/22)
The Steamwheelers have won 2 of the last 3 meetings (4/8/22 - present), with all three games played in Moline, IL.
SERIES OVERALL: The Storm lead the all-time series 4-2
SERIES IN SIOUX FALLS: The Storm hold a 2-0 record all-time at home against the Steamwheelers
SERIES IN MOLINE, IL: The Storm are 2-2 all-time in Moline, IL
LAST TIME THEY MET
(4/1/23)
The Sioux Falls Storm opened the 2023 Indoor Football League season in Moline, IL on Saturday night, facing the defending Eastern Conference Champion Quad City Steamwheelers.
Veteran quarterback
Lorenzo Brown Jr. scored three rushing touchdowns and
Tony Tate added two more, but a safety and several costly turnovers proved to be too much to overcome as the Storm dropped their first game of the season by the final score of 36-34.
Brown finished the day with eight carries for 29 yards and three rushing touchdowns, but struggled to get the pass attack working. The veteran quarterback finished the night 6-for-20 with 53 passing yards and two interceptions.
Cole Thurness led the Storm in receiving yards in his IFL debut, reeling in three catches for 26 yards in the loss.
Linebacker
James Brown paced the Storm defense with nine tackles in his first game in a Storm uniform. He teamed up with
Jaylon Abdul-Karim for the Storm's only sack of the night.
Eugene Ford collected his first interception of the season in the loss.
SCOUTING THE QUAD CITY STEAMWHEELERS
The Quad City Steamwheelers enter Friday Night's game with a 4-1 record in the 2023 IFL Season.
The Steamwheelers' lone loss came in their week 1 matchup against the Arizona Rattlers in a 60-53 thriller.
Quad City has reeled off four straight wins, including a week 3 home win (36-34) against the Sioux Falls Storm.
The Steamwheelers offense enter the weekend ranking 2nd in the IFL in points scored per game (51.0). Only the Firsco Fighters (55.0) have scored more points per game this season. Quarterback EJ Hilliard is 4th in the IFL in total passing yards (664). Hilliard's 19 passing touchdowns are tied for the league league entering this weekends play.
The Quad City defense ranks 9th in the IFL allowing 45.2 points per game. The Steamwheelers top defense threat is defensive back Darreon Jackson who is currently the team leader with 23.5 tackles this season, tied for 10th in the IFL. Jackson's three interceptions are tied for 4th in the league overall.
SCOUTING THE SIOUX FALLS STORM
The Sioux Falls Storm enter the weekend with a 2-2 record in the 2023 Indoor Football League season.
The Storm are looking to pick up back-to-back wins for the first time this season.
The Sioux Falls defense enters the weekend ranked 5th in the IFL in fewest points allowed per game (38.3). The Storm's 7 team interceptions this season rank 3rd most in the IFL. Storm defensive back
Clifton Duck leads all Storm defenders with 24.0 tackles, ranking 8th overall in the IFL this season. Defensive back
Eugene Ford currently leads the IFL with 2 interceptions.
The Storm Offense are averaging 46.0 points per game in 2023, good enough for 5th in the IFL. Storm quarterback
Lorenzo Brown Jr. leads the team with 11 rushing touchdowns, 2nd most in the IFL. Storm wide receiver
Tony Tate is 2nd in the IFL averaging 126.7 all purpose yards per game. Wide receiver
Cole Thurness leads the team with 13.5 yards per catch, ranking 11th in the IFL.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Sioux Falls Storm Return home on Saturday, May 6th to host the newest member of the Indoor Football League, the Tulsa Oilers. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:05 pm inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center. May 6th will be the 4th home game of the season for the Sioux Falls Storm who will hit the road for three straight road games. The next scheduled home game for the Sioux Falls Storm will be Saturday June 10th against the Frisco Fighters.
COMMUNITY NEWS AND NOTES
OPERATION HOPE & CARING
- The Sioux Falls Storm Indoor Football team has teamed up with Levo Federal Credit Union for Operation Hope & Caring night on Saturday, April 29th inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.
The Sioux Falls Storm Indoor Football Team (2-2) will host the Quad City Steamwheelers (4-1) in Indoor Football League action. Doors are scheduled to open at 6:00 PM with a one-of-a-kind pre-game show before kickoff at 7:05 PM.
Bring your friends and family out for a fun night of Sioux Falls Storm Indoor Football and help level the playing field for kids in need.
47% of local school kids qualify for free or reduced lunch. This means they might not have money for school supplies, warm socks, winter boots, winter hats, field trips, or washing their clothes. Operation Hope and Caring raises funds for principals to use for these things that many of us take for granted. Since 2017 we've raised over $75,000!
You can still get tickets for the Sioux Falls Storm Game tonight and help kids in need.
Funds go to Operation Hope and Caring to help purchase things that some kids can't afford but many of us take for granted, like winter coats, underwear, and socks. You can make an impact by visiting hopeandcaring.org to purchase tickets or donate to Operation Hope and Caring.
DEAF & HARD OF HEARING NIGHT OUT
SIOUX FALLS STORM TROOPER CAMP
- The Sioux Falls Storm Indoor Football team are hosting their annual Trooper Camp on Saturday, May 6th inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center.
This youth football camp is open to boys and girls between the ages of 4 to 12 years old.
Campers will learn the fundamentals of football and work on their skills while interacting with Storm players and coaches. Each camper will receive a 2023 Trooper Camp T-shirt and a ticket to the Storm football game later that night.
Early registration is available right now on the SIOUX FALLS STORM WEBSITE.
The registration fee for this camp will be $45 through May 5th and will increase to $55 dollars on the day of the event.
Registration for the event opens at 10:00 AM on Saturday, May 6th.
Camp is scheduled to start at 10:30 AM and will end around noon.
Additional tickets for family and friends to the May 6th Sioux Falls Storm Indoor Football game against the Tulsa Oilers will be $9.50 per person. Doors inside the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center will open at 6:00 PM with kickoff scheduled for 7:05 PM.
ABOUT THE SIOUX FALLS STORM
The Sioux Falls Storm are a professional indoor football team based in Sioux Falls, SD. The Storm have won 11 indoor football championships over 23 seasons and are participants in the Indoor Football league. The Denny Sanford PREMIER Center has been the home of Storm Indoor Football since construction of the site was completed prior to the 2015 season.
