Chicago City Wire

The Chicago Hounds faced a narrow defeat against the Dallas Jackals, losing 22-20 in their Week 15 matchup. This result leaves the Hounds with a record of 5-7-1 and 31 table points, maintaining their third-place position in the Eastern Conference.

Kian Meadon marked his debut for the Hounds by opening the scoring with a successful penalty kick in the sixth minute. Despite an early lead, both teams engaged in kicking battles throughout the first half. Meadon missed another penalty opportunity later, allowing Jason Tidwell of the Jackals to seize a try that put Dallas ahead. Mason Flesch responded for Chicago with his third try of the season, giving them an 8-5 lead at halftime.

The second half saw Dallas take control as Sam Tuifua scored under the posts after breaking several tackles, followed by Juan Dee Oliver's try from a blocked box-kick. Martin Elias added to Dallas' score with a penalty kick, bringing it to 22-8.

Chicago attempted a comeback when Charlie Abel scored his first try of the season, though Adriaan Carelse missed the conversion. Noah Brown's impressive run reduced Dallas' lead to two points after successfully converting his own try.

Despite Chicago's efforts to pressure Dallas into committing penalties during nearly twenty phases at the end of the game, they were unable to secure victory as Dallas forced a knock-on that ended proceedings.