Detroit Mechanix Ends 81-game Losing Streak

The longest losing streak in professional sport history is over.  The Detroit Mechanix of the Ultimate Frisbee Association (UFA) defeated the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds 25-14 to break the embarrassing streak.

The Mechanix's last win was on April 29, 2017, when they defeated the Chicago Wildfire 23-14.  They finished 1-13 that season.

Detroit has been in the league since 2012 when they finished that first season at 7-9 but they haven't been close to that record since that season.

Jake Felton and Terry Gaither led the Mechanix in ending their seven-year drought.

Felton had nine assists, over 800 total yards, and helps carry his team to a win for the first time in over seven years, I’m willing to make an exception. The 21-year-old rookie out of Davenport University, is on pace to lead the league in both assists and turnovers, but the numbers are inconsequential compared to the magnitude of leading the Mechanix to their first victory in 2,611 days. With 472 throwing yards and 336 receiving yards, Felton was involved in everything for the Detroit offense, which managed a season-low 13 turnovers in Saturday’s historic 25-14 triumph over the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds. Adding to his heroics, Felton also matched Houston’s Jimmy Zuraw for the most assists in a single game across the league this season.

Gaither is currently the longest-tenured Mechanix player, his playmaking, and leadership were all monumental as Detroit cathartically snapped the streak. The 37-year-old Gaither has been with the Mechanix since 2021, but he had gone 0-29 in games he’d appeared in with the franchise prior to Saturday’s stunning 11-goal win, in which he collected a career-best six goals, doubling his previously career-high in the category. Gaither also added an assist and a block as the Mechanix outscored the Thunderbirds 8-1 in the fourth quarter to not only win convincingly, but also earn the franchise’s largest margin of victory ever.

Detroit is 1-7 and sitting at the bottom of the Central Division standings but they will have a chance to get another win this weekend when they host the division-leading Minnesota Wind Chill (6-1).

The Detroit Pistons 2023-24 team is second on the all-time list with 28 straight losses during the season.



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