The Jacksonville Sharks will take on the Georgia Force in a South Division match-up just outside Atlanta tonight.
This is the second game of the 2011 season between the two teams. The first contest, which was held on Sea Best Field in Jacksonville during Week 2, was won by Jacksonville 71-57. The Sharks broke their franchise record for points scored in a single game, a record that would be broken twice more since. The first game saw the emergence of Sharks receiver Jeron Harvey as he totaled 70 yards and four touchdowns.
This match-up will be a test for Georgia after hitting a two-game losing skid that dropped them in division rankings. The Sharks now lead in many of the statistical categories including total offense, scoring defense, turnover margin, passing efficiency, sacks for, sacks against, and red zone defense.
QB Aaron Garcia will look to continue his passing assault with his explosive targets, Jeron Harvey (21 touchdown receptions) and Jomo Wilson (23 touchdown receptions), while Kirby Griffin will attempt to bulldoze through the Georgia rushing defense that ranks last in the league, allowing 46.8 rushing yards per game. The Jacksonville defense is coming off their most complete game of the season after registering six interceptions, five sacks and a safety.
The Jacksonville defense currently ranks first in the league in points allowed per game, allowing 42.3, while Georgia ranks tenth in the league, giving up an average of 52.1 points per game.
Georgia will look to upset the 8-1 Sharks with a destructive offense of their own, which scores an average of 56 points per game. Maurice Purify will lead the receiving attack for the Force. Purify leads the league in touchdown receptions as a rookie (27), and has caught 13 touchdown passes in the last three games. In the last game, Purify caught 14 passes for 166 yards and 4 touchdowns.
Former Jacksonville Sharks defensive lineman, Jeff Littlejohn, will be playing against his former team for the second time this season. Littlejohn currently has 10 tackles, 3 sacks and 1 fumble recovery in the 2011 season with the Force.
