The Barons Brewing Jacksonville Axemen have advanced to the American National Rugby League Grand Final after beating Boston 46 to 20 in one of the toughest and more exciting games of the year
The Axemen opened the scoring with two tries but Boston would not let the game slip away during the first half. With big hits coming with frequency from both teams and some quality offense and ball movement, both teams looked like even money at the halftime break with the score Axemen over the visitors 18 to 10.
It took some “motivational” words from the Axemen coaching staff to remind the guys just how important this game was and they now only had 40 minutes to finish the job.
The Axemen had suffered by having 3 weeks off the playing field due to end of season and first round playoff byes and it showed during the early part of the game. The second half was a more determined performance as the team found more ball control and where better in defense. They slowly worked away at the game plan to end the game up 46 to 20 and will now spend a week preparing for the Grand Final in New York City on August 29nd.
Go Jax Axemen – and good luck!
