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The Washington Valor (1-4) continue to show growth in Florida after a quick rematch with the Tampa Bay Storm (5-1) inside of Amalie Arena in front of 9,275 fans on Saturday. The Storm strengthen after winning 53-47.

It was not a good night for the Kansas City Command. Thursday night they fell to the visiting Arizona Rattlers by 56-28, which pushed their winless streak to 0-3. A gathering of 2833 fans had ample elbow room in the Sprint Center. The concession lines were short, if you get the drift.

TAMPA -- The Detroit Drive didn't do it. The Tampa Bay Storm never did it. Neither did the Orlando Predators. Nor the Arizona Rattlers or the San Jose SaberCats or any other team in Arena Football League history. The Cleveland Gladiators, though? They did it. They finished up the best regular season in AFL history at 17-1 when they beat the Tampa Bay Storm 56-49 in Week 20.

ORLANDO -- Have a night, Joe Hills. Odds have it, you've probably never heard of the man who holds the record for the most touchdowns in a game in AFL history. Kevin Prentiss played in the league for just five games, but in one of the five he scored nine TDs to set the league record. You'll probably have an easier time remembering the only other man the AFL has ever had to pull down eight or more TDs in a game.

In the first three meetings of the 2018 season between the Albany Empire and the Philadelphia Soul, the road team came out on top. On Saturday night, the Empire used their home field advantage for an historic win.

Which weak cliche works for this one?

TAMPA -- The Jacksonville Sharks had one of their worst games in franchise history on Saturday night, as they were beaten by the Tampa Bay Storm 63-28. In the lone silver lining of the game though, Tiger Jones continue his ascent up the league record books for wide receivers.

The season for the 2012 Orlando Predators took a turn for the worse on Friday night when WR Bobby Sippio was released. The team announced the news late on Friday night following the team's 55-37 loss to the Jacksonville Sharks.

The Steel and the Storm were both THIS CLOSE to notching their first wins of the season. Clearly, both look significantly better with Shane Austin and Jason Boltus respectively under center than they did with their other revolving doors at quarterback. It wasn't enough for either to ultimately get their first win, but at least I could argue that all eight teams are now officially competitive for the first time all year long.

Welcome back, JK. That was the first thought on the happy minds of Rattler Nation last Wednesday when 2015 Defensive Back of the Year Jeremy Kellem announced he was returning to Arizona and the Arena Football League gridiron. Talk about just in time.