#3 ( 11-7 ) Birmingham Barbarians- 27 #4 ( 12-6 ) Louisville Thoroughbreds- 23
Birmingham, Alabama: Nic Grigsby ran in from two yards out for a touchdown, lifting the Birmingham Barbarians to a 27-23 victory over the Louisville Thoroughbreds and advance to their first Pantheon Cup appearance.
Grigsby finished rushing for 48 yards on 9 carries and 2 touchdowns. Rasheed Williams ran for 97 yards on 22 carries. Trevor Harris completed only 9 of 13 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown. Rashard Higgins caught 2 passes for 63 yards and a score. Sean Whyte converted on 2 of 2 field goals. Beau Bell led the Barbarians defense with 9 tackles and a hurry.
Louisville was led by quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell, who competed 27 of 45 passes for 332 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception. Ray Rice ran 20 times for 87 yards, plus 9 receptions for 60 yards. Josh Stewart had 10 receptions for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Josh Brown connected on 3 of 4 field goals. AJ Johnson led the defense with 9 tackles and 2 stuffs.
With the loss Louisville fell short in their quest to repeat as Pantheon Cup champions.
Birmingham will face the Western Conference Champion Sacramento Crusaders in Pantheon Cup III in Columbus Ohio on Saturday July 7 2018.
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