The undefeated Chicago Force take on the Jacksonville Dixie Blues at 7 p.m. Saturday at Lazier Field at Evanston Township High School.
It’s their third round playoff game in the Women’s Football Alliance.
Last Saturday the Force (9-0) won the playoff opener 70-14 over the Indianapolis Crash (6-4) at ETHS.
Sami Grisafe threw for 400 yards and four touchdowns and rookie Mary Choules rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns.
The Force scored on its first six possessions to build a 47-8 lead at halftime. Grisafe had two touchdown passes in the opening half while Smith scored three times before being given the evening off. Grisafe threw touchdown passes to 4 different receivers: Albi Zhubi, Brandi Srda, Ashley Berggren and Trish Harper.
Brenda VanCuick was named defensive game day MVP, she led the defense with 10 tackles, five for a loss. Mary Choules was named Offensive game day MVP.
This is the fourth time in the team’s 10 year existence that the Force has won their division, it is also the fourth time they’ve achieved an undefeated regular season. Two more wins will put Chicago into the finals.
The WFA National Championship game will be played Aug. 4 in Pittsburgh at Heinz Stadium. The WFA consists of 62 teams from across the country. This is the first time a women’s game will be played in an NFL stadium.