LIVESTREAM Italy: Varese Skorpions @ Lazio Marines, March 30, 14:30 CET (2:30 pm, 8:30 am ET)
The Lazio Marines (1-3) are the host team when the Varese Skorpions (1-3) pay a visit to Rome on Sunday, March 30 in the final game of the seventh weekend of action in the Italian Football League.
Lazio opened the season losing 48-14 to the Torino Giaguari on the road and then were also beaten by the Firenze Guelfi, 42-13. The Alibisola Pirates defeated them 24-17 before they got their first win of the season, downing the Ferrara Aquile 14-6.
The Skorpions got by the Aquile 15-12 in their first matchup of the season but were stung 42-6 by Firenze and by the Giaguari 31-7. They faced the Guelfi a second time and fell 70-53 in the highest scoring game of the season in the IFL.
Marines quarterback Josiah Norwood (UCLA) has thrown for 532 yards and six scores and has rushed for 167 yards and another score. His main target has been Michele Costa who has 17 receptions for 165 yards and three scores. Zane Thornton (Eastern Washington) has caught 11 passes for 151 yards and a touchdown.
For Varese, quarterback Hamish McClure (University of Nevada) completed 65 of 133 passes for 704 yards and six touchdowns. His leading target is is Roberto Zanovello with 20 receptions for 178 yards. Andrea Volonnino has 16 catches for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Martino Piazzi is right behind with eight catches for 128 yards. The Varese ground game, led by McClure, is averaging 93 yards a game. McClure has rushed for 110 yards while Dylan Auriemma has 31 carries for 103 yards.
The Marines will be in tough in this one. They are averaging only 14 points a game while giving up 30. Although Varese is surrendering 39 points a game they are scoring at a high clip than the hosts, averaging 20.2 points a contest.
