Lexington Horsemen Opening Game

This past Saturday, the Lexington Horsemen had their opening game for the season against the Thunder Birds of Daytona Beach. Not only was it opening night, but it was Student night. Student tickets were only $5, beers were discounted, and even the Fillies were supporting their schools by wearing shirts from their respective universities. The Horsemen had some new players, a new coach, a new field, in a new league and were ready to set the bar high.

Right off the bat, or should I say the stitching on the ball, they managed to score two touchdowns in the first quarter while holding the Thunder Birds to no scores. While Daytona Beach did manage to score a touchdown in the second quarter (but missed the extra point), the Horsemen extended their lead by another touchdown by racking up another 13 points. The third quarter played much like the second. There were a lot of nice plays by both teams and some exceptional tackles. Daytona Beach scored another 6 points, but the Horsemen yet again extended their lead by getting 14 more points, now leading the game 41 to 12. As a nice dollop of icing on top of the cake, the Horsemen defense held Daytona Beach to no scores in the last quarter, while the offense grabbed another touchdown, closing the game with a 48 to 12 Horseman victory. Since I attended the game, so did my camera (although it didn’t eat nearly as many pretzels as I did). I was able to snap some photos from my seat that captured some of the atmosphere of the game. Here are some below. Enjoy!

For the next home game (this Saturday versus the Peoria Pirates) I plan to snap some shots from the floor which will allow for me to get a lot more action photos. Stay tuned for more Horsemen coverage here on the blog, and stop by our team page on the Rupp Arena website to view the schedule and ticket prices. Great start Horsemen! Good luck in the next home game this Saturday.