Soul trounce Storm to improve to 8-1

The Philadelphia Soul rebounded from their only loss of the season thus far with a 71-27 trouncing of Tampa Bay at Amalie Motor Oil Field at Amalie Arena on Saturday night. The 44 point loss was the largest in franchise history for the Storm.

"For a group of guys coming off a loss, battling through adversity – this team came out focused and won all three phases of the game tonight," Soul head coach Clint Dolezel said in a press release from the team. "I couldn't be prouder of these guys and really feel that we came together this week down here preparing for this game and it showed on the field."

Philadelphia (8-1) was led by Joe Goosby on the defensive side of the ball. He had an impressive stat line of 3.0 total tackles, a 6-yard interception for a touchdown, a blocked extra point returned for two-points and two forced fumbles.

Soul quarterback Dan Raudabaugh went 19-of-26 passing for 213 yards, three touchdowns and one interception on the night before he was subbed out because the game was out of reach. Bryan Randall was 4-of-6 passing for 57 yards and two touchdowns in relief of Raudabaugh.

The Soul defense did not give up a point in the first half, taking a 27-0 lead into the locker rooms. They did give up four scores in the second half, but their offense also picked up steam to roll the Storm.

Next week, the Soul will play face the Las Vegas Outlaws in the DraftKings Boardwalk Bowl at 6 p.m. at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The game will be national televised on CBS Sports Network on Saturday, May 30.