Jamal Schulters ran away with the first Wrocław derby on Wednesday night, scoring a touchdown in every quarter to lead the Wrocław Giants past the Wrocław Devils 27-18 in front of 1600 fans at the Olympic Stadium. The win moved the Giants to 3-1 for the season, a half-game ahead of the Devils, who lost for the first time in 2013.

The high-powered and fast-paced Devils offense was held completely off the board in the first half. The Giants, meanwhile, caught a break on their first possession, recovering a punt that hit the leg of Devils returner Xavier Glenn. They cashed in on the good field position a few plays later, when Schulters scored from the six-yard line. Kamil Ruta hit the extra point to make it 7-0, although he would miss on a chance to extend the lead further with a field goal later in the quarter.

The Giants controlled the line of scrimmage all through the first half, frequently forcing Devils quarterback Sedrick Harris to scramble or throw the ball away. Still, the Devils kept the game close until the final Giants drive before the break. Devils penalties helped the Giants down the field on a 73-yard drive that ended in the second Schulters touchdown, a two-yard run.

Harris began to find his receivers in the third quarter, and he took it in himself at the end of an 80-yard drive for the first points of the game for the Devils. The Giants needed only five plays to answer, however, with a 46-yard pass from Bartosz Dziedzic to Mark Philmore setting up Schulters for a third time. The score was 21-6 after three quarters.

The Devils were not done yet, as Glenn would score on a two-yard run in the fourth quarter to pull them back to within a touchdown. That left Schulters to finish off one more long Giants drive, this time with an 8-yard run, to seemingly clinch the victory. The Devils got a glimmer of hope when Grzegorz Mazur scored on a spectacular 87-yard reception shortly thereafter, but a third failed conversion attempt left his team down by nine points and with no hope of a comeback.

Both teams will be back in action in Wrocław next weekend, as they co-host a pair of games that could mark the highlight of the regular season. The Giants will start things off on Saturday, May 11, when they welcome last year's Topliga runner-up, the Warsaw Eagles. The Devils will then host the defending Polish champions, the Gdynia Seahawks, the following afternoon.

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Devils: Sunday, May 12, 2:30 PM: vs. Gdynia Seahawks

Giants: Saturday, May 11, 1:00 PM: vs. Warsaw Eagles