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The final match of the 2025 MLR Regular Season is the Fish Bowl! The Seattle Seawolves host the Miami Sharks to conclude both teams’ regular seasons at Starfire Stadium. The Seattle Seawolves are battling tooth and nail with the San Diego Legion over the final playoff spot in the Western Conference, and a bonus point win in this game would be enough to clinch it. They are coming off a defeat to New England where they managed to pick up two bonus points despite their 3-game win streak coming to an end. The Miami Sharks are flying high after clinching their first ever playoff spot with a road victory over the San Diego Legion, actually doing the Seawolves a favour.

These teams have only met once before, with the Seattle Seawolves taking a 29-18 victory back in 2024. This game gave the Sharks an opportunity to rest some of their heavy hitters, and they fielded a very rotated roster which worked in the Seattle Seawolves favour. The hosts struck early through Malembe Mpofu and held the lead almost the entire game. The Sharks kept it close for the majority of the match, although Seattle had the remarkable ability of scoring against the run of play which they did multiple times. The scoreline got away from teh Sharks towards the end, with Miami unable to add any points in the final half hour of play. Both teams will now look ahead to the postseason, as the Seattle Seawolves squeak in at the expense of the San Diego Legion, and will face the Utah Warriors at Zion’s Bank. The Miami Sharks will play their first ever playoff game against the New England Free Jacks in Quincy.