Football

It’s about to get easier to watch a St. Louis BattleHawks football game at the Dome

The largest and most vocal crowd in the XFL will give the St. Louis BattleHawks an even bigger home field advantage for the remainder of the 2020 season.

The BattleHawks announced Wednesday that designated areas of the upper deck at the Dome at America’s Center will be opened for seating to accommodate the increased demand for tickets. The increased seating will take effect beginning March 21 when St. Louis hosts the Los Angeles Wildcats beginning at 4 p.m.

Tickets in the upper deck begin at $15 and will go on sale starting Friday at 10 a.m. BattleHawks tickets can be purchased at www.xfl.com/tickets.

Currently on top of THE XFL’s East Division, the BattleHawks (3-1) have been one of the top early success stories and easily the top draw in the league in the first four weeks of the season.

After splitting its first two games on the road, the BattleHawks home debut two weeks ago drew an XFL season best crowd of 29,554 as St. Louis defeated the New York Guardians 27-9.

St. Louis also drew the third biggest crowd of the XFL season last week (27,527) as it defeated the Seattle Dragons.

St. Louis is on the road the next two weeks. The BattleHawks play at the DC Defenders on (March 8 and at Tampa Bay on March 14. St. Louis will play at the Dome at America’s Center April 5 against Tampa Bay and April 12 against the DC Defenders.

This story was originally published March 4, 2020 at 6:11 PM.

Dean Criddle
Belleville News-Democrat
Dean Criddle has been a reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat for more than 32 years and currently covers public safety . The SIUE graduate was elected in 2020 to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame as a sports writer. Dean is married and lives in Belleville.
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