The ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Sugar Skulls remain winless against the ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ Rattlers after losing to their rivals 55-28 on Sunday in Phoenix in an Indoor Football League game. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ (4-8) is 0-7 against ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ all time.
The Sugar Skulls crept within 41-28 early in the fourth quarter on a Ryan Balentine touchdown catch, but were shut out the rest of the way, with the first-place Rattlers (10-2) putting the game away with a 42-yard pick-six in the final minutes.
Demry Croft had two rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown for ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥, but was intercepted twice and threw for only 92 yards on 23 attempts. Balentine had six catches for 74 yards.
Croft had a team-high 43 rushing yards. Mike Jones put ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ up 7-0 with a 5-yard run. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ responded by scoring the game's next 20 points and went on to lead 27-14 at halftime.
ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ outgained the Rattlers 186-145, but were minus-3 in turnovers. ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ also had a blocked field goal return for a touchdown to take a 20-7 lead.
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ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ next hosts Duke City (6-6) at 6:05 p.m. Saturday, then wraps up the regular season with a game at Northern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ (1-11) on Aug. 21. Duke City beat Northern ÃÛèÖÖ±²¥ 71-11 on Sunday in Albuquerque.
