The DC Breeze had trailed most of night. No matter the intensity by the D-line or the strategy by the coaching staff, the Toronto Rush stayed one step ahead. DC kept clawing on their home turf looking to get an advantage on the Rush, but all was to no avail.
The DC Breeze (4-4-1) welcome the Toronto Rush (8-0) to the District for the first time this season. This contest will be the second meeting between the two AUDL East Division rivals in 2018.
Since the birth of the first Canadian expansion team in 2013, U.S. and Canadian teams have battled for supremacy on the AUDL field. The northern neighbors dominated the first few years of the international rivalry, but the U.S.-based teams have closed the gap, coming up just one game short in last year’s Cross Border Challenge.
The Division I and Division III College National Championships were held over the last weekends in May with many DC Breeze players participating in the festivities.