RAIDERS OPEN PLAYOFFS VS 6-2 OUTLAWS AUG. 12 AT HORLICK FIELD

Racine,WI-After taking off a second straight Saturday this weekend, the Racine Raiders will open in the Gridiron Developmental Football League playoffs Aug. 12 at Horlick Field.

Don Wadewicz, the Raiders’ broadcaster and vice president of marketing, said the organization tried to line up an opponent for this Saturday, but weren’t able to complete a deal. That means the team will have been idle for three weeks when they play their first playoff game.

The Raiders (11-0, 8-0 GDFL) most recently played July 22, when they closed out the regular season with a 30-22 victory over the St. Paul Pioneers in St. Paul, Minn.

“It’s been a, ‘To be determined game,’ all season,” Wadewitz said of the Aug. 5 date. “A lot of the teams are into their playoffs, so we couldn’t really schedule a game because teams didn’t know where they would be. (Read More)