Shock go scoreless in second half, lose to Jacksonville

| June 8, 2014 9:00 PM

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - It was a stellar defensive performance from the visiting Spokane Shock on Saturday, with Derrick Summers finishing with three sacks.

Unfortunately, the Shock's offense wasn't quite up to the challenge of the lowly Jacksonville Sharks. The Shock failed to score in the second half - almost unheard off in arena football - and lost 34-28 in an Arena Football League game in front of 9,401 at Veterans Memorial Arena.

Spokane had an opportunity to tie the game on the final play, facing fourth and goal from the 1-yard line, but Brian Zbydniewski's pass to Nick Truesdell sailed just high in the corner of the end zone, sealing the victory by the Sharks (4-7).

Zbydniewski completed 19 of 34 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns and two interceptions for Spokane (6-6), which has lost four of five games since quarterback Erik Meyer, the reigning AFL Most Valuable Player, suffered a broken collarbone in the Shock's 70-21 win at the L.A Kiss on May 4.

Mike Washington had 11 catches for 145 yards and two touchdowns for Spokane.

Spokane led 28-21 at halftime, then forced two turnovers and blocked a 30-yard field goal attempt from Jacksonville's Fabrizio Scaccia.

In the course of two series, Spokane linebacker Derrick Summers sacked Tampa Bay quarterback R.J. Archer three times, marking the second time this season he has recorded three sacks in one game, tying the franchise single-game sacks record.

Spokane is at San Jose next Saturday.

Spokane 14 14 0 0 - 28

Jacksonville 7 14 0 13 - 34

First quarter

Spo - Brian Zbydniewski 1 run (Taylor Rowan kick), 11:01.

Jax - R.J. Bibbs 1 run (Fabrizio Scaccia kick), 6:25.

Spo - Mike Washington 5 pass from Zbydniewski (Rowan kick), 3:10.

Second quarter

Spo - Washington 28 pass from Zbydniewski (Rowan kick), 8:31

Jax - Jomo Wilson fumble recovery in endzone (Fabriz Scaccia kick), 6:01

Spo - Rashaad Carter 18 pass from Zbydniewski (Rowan kick), 3:16

Jax - Charles Gilbert 17 pass from RJ Archer (Scaccia kick), :59.

Fourth quarter

Jax - Gilbert 16 pass from Archer (Scaccia kick), 5:37

Jax - Terrance Smith 10 interception return (kick failed), 4:36.

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

RUSHING - Spo, Tupua 1-4, Zbydniewski 6-(-4). Jax, Smith 1-0, Archer 1-0, Wilson 1-(-2), Bibbs 4-10.

PASSING - Spo, Zbydniewski 16-29-2-193. Jax, Archer 16-38-1-210.

RECEIVING - Spo, Washington 11-145, Carter 4-32, Truesdell 3-49, Joseph 1-8. Jax, Harvey 6-111, Gilbert 5-65, Wilson 3-20, Williams 1-4, Lewis 1-10.