Barnstormers ready for second half of the season

The Iowa Barnstormers open the second half of the Arena Football Leagueregular season Saturday night when they host Buffalo. At 5-2, theBarnstormers are one of three teams tied for the best record in the leagueand lineman Gary Howe says they are poised for a good stretch run.Howe says the key for the Barnstormers so far has been their ability to winclose games and says that always separates the teams that contend from theteams that don’t.Howe says there are a lot of road blocks out there to a possible divisiontitle and they cannot afford a letdown.