East Champion Air Strikers post 143 on Central Indiana in Season Opener; Thomasson drops 32; Next game vs Dream Saturday

Heres the top Headlines, recap for last Weekend in the MBL

Thomasson led the Air Strikers with 32 

Air Strikers run past Crusaders in Season opener; Thomasson goes for 32
 Last season ended woefully for the Air Strikers as the Eastern Conference champions went up to Minneapolis only to be thrashed by the eventual MBL Champions in Cedar Valley in the semifinals.

The Dayton Air Strikers got their season opener underway with a bang as they ran past the Central Indiana Crusaders 143-84 last Saturday night.

Joe Thomasson, the star guard for the Air Strikers who just came off a stint in the NBDL, was on fire in the first quarter, as he went for 16 of his 32 points to lead the Air Strikers to a big lead which they would never relinquish.
Central Indiana battled, but a tough start, on the road for the 2nd day in a row, and taking on the Eastern Conference Champs had something to do with it.

G Andre Yates looks to create during Air Strikers victory

The Air Strikers had multiple guys in double figures, with G Andre Yates dropping 20, Aaron Holmes with a double (17 & 10), Daquan Walker with 17 and Tracy McGuire with 15, to go with 3 steals. Dewayne Martin added 13 to round out the double digit scorers.

Crafty lefty Deon Williams led the Crusaders with 15, while Quinn Brooks added 15 as well and David Clanton did the dirty work with a double double. Aubrey Patterson scored double digits as well.
Indiana Coach J.R. Martin was happy the squad played hard, but knows the back to back games took a toll on his boys. He's pleased with the league, and feels his team will compete to win every time they go out on the court.

Air Strikers Head Coach Chris McGuire was pleased with his teams efforts, and knows he has championship talent across the board.

Star of the Game: Joe Thomasson, Dayton  -The former Wright State Raider, Thomasson dropped 16 and led the Air Strikers to 15-22 shooting in the 1st quarter to set the tone and lead Dayton to victory.




Air Strikers Take on Indiana Dream Saturday

The Dayton Air Strikers (1-0) will battle the Indiana Dream (1-1) on Saturday, April 16th at Sinclair Community College.

The Dream are a far better team than they were last season, as the Dream had a nightmare start, and wasn't able to capture a playoff spot.
This season the Dream won at home vs Springfield (124-112) and almost pulled out a road win against their rival Indiana Fury, falling by 1 (91-90).

Indiana Dream Coach Steve Smith knows his squad will be tested coming here, but he and the Dream are ready for the challenge.

The Dream want to be a playoff team, and this weekend will show how far they have came to taking on the top squad in the East.

The Air Strikers are coming off a great all around effort against Central Indiana last weekend.
Can they continue the great play early in the season against a different and more prepared Dream squad?

Game will tipoff around 5:15 on Saturday.