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Chapter Three Of The Fumblin Justin Classic
When the 2007 season ended, two teams were highly touted as surprise teams. The Conyers Condors and Maassluis Merchantmen had turned around from non-winning seasons to reaching the final four of the Atlantic Ocean Conference. But as the 2008 season is moving along, the two teams needed a win last week to move into .500 land. With 23-20 victories over the French IHOF teams, both sides hope to get over their injury troubles and win the third game in one of he IHOF's craziest head-to-head series. Part three in the Fumblin' Justin classic is here.

The Condors were hot last season after picking running back Randy Reagor and quarterback Chris Donaldson first and second overall in the draft. But so far, Reagor hasn't set the world on fire. The highly touted runner has enmassed 236 yards rushing, with just 2.8 yards per carry and 1 touchdown. Chris Donaldson is another story, as the passer did some good things in his career so far, however he's already nicknamed 'mister Glass'. Donaldson already missed 9 regular season games and is ruled out for the game at the Merchantmen.

But the Condors should know that the personnel in this matchup is not guaurantee to win or lose. In the previous meetings, the Merchantmen and Condors both won in an undeserved way. In 2004 it was the Condors' turn. With two fumble recovery touchdowns for over 60 yards, the visiting Condors won 17-16 after being held to 163 total yards on offense. That day Justin McDavid fumbled four times to earn his much hated nickname "Fumblin' Justin".

In 2005 it was Justin's revenge. While the Merchantmen offense racked up only 261 total yards, the Condors were on fire and unstoppable all day. Guided by quarterback 'Aces' Glenn and his 411 passing yards, the Condors were dominant all day, but failed to score enough points. When the last play was played, the home playing Merchantmen were on top of the scoreboard with 21 versus 17 points.

It's about three years later and both teams are battling against injuries to get into the winning records group. At 3-3, both teams are not far behind their respective 4-2 division leaders, but will have to work hard to defend their division titles. The Merchantmen are looking to Louie Flannery to field a passing game, to Charles Gomez to pressure the opposing quarterback and Lincoln Gilmore to set his pass defense right. The Condors will rely on Chris Richardson's sacks, the interceptions of Carter Martinez and Brian Fernando, while the offensive line has to protect their backfield. Enough ingredients for a fun game of football.