Eddie Clark rushed for 131 yards and scored two touchdowns to lead McKendree to a 28-21 victory over Truman spoiling the Bulldogs’ homecoming Saturday. Clark capped the Bearcats’ opening drive with a 16-yard run. The ‘Dogs answered back on a one-yard plunge by Denim Cook. Truman’s only lead came early in the second quarter….
Brad Boyer with the call on NEMOpressbox.com. Clark scored on a two-yard run midway through the second quarter With 2:37 left in the first half, Ty Michael connected with Jayden Ford on a 15-yard touchdown pass to give McKendree a 21-14 lead at halftime.
Michael and Ford hooked up a second time, from one-yard out for the only score of the third quarter. The Bulldogs fought back early in the fourth….
Truman had two chances to tie in the final two minutes of the game. Hair tried to find Joseph Spaulding in the endzone from 22 yards out and was picked off. The Bulldogs used all three timeouts to get a three-and-out and get the football back at midfield. Hair converted a 4th and 11 on a run down to the nine yard line and was able to spike the football to stop the clock with seven seconds left. Two final passes fell incomplete and the Bearcats ended Truman’s four-game winning streak and stopped their six-game losing streak to the Bulldogs. Both teams are now 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the GLVC. Truman will host Lincoln next Saturday at noon. We will have the broadcast starting at 11:40.
postgame with Kellen Nesbitt:
