| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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Olivet Nazarene (4-3) | 9 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 37 |
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Missouri Baptist (2-6) | 7 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 30 |
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Olivet Nazarene University football team held off a late rally to pick up their second-consecutive road win with a 37-30 victory over the Missouri Baptist Spartans Saturday afternoon.
After surrendering the first score of the game, the Tigers put up the next 23 points on the scoreboard. Kayde Mahuka knocked through a 36-yard field goal while Cameron Crouch punched in a pair of touchdowns with his legs from one yard out to put the Tigers up 16-7 early in the second quarter.
David Hutton, making his return to the field after suffering an injury in the first game of the season, scored his first touchdown of the season when he connected with Ryan Morrison-Gravenberg for an 11-yard score.
Following the opening drive touchdown, the ONU defense kept the Spartans off the scoreboard for the remainder of the first half, taking a three-score lead into the locker room at halftime.
Halftime: Olivet Nazarene 23, Missouri Baptist 7
The Spartans had to settle for a pair of field goals after the Tiger defense stopped two long drives in the redzone. Brian Jenkins hauled in a 31-yard strike from Crouch to extend the Tiger Lead to 30-13.
Missouri Baptist would eventually find their way back into the endzone on the following drive, but Evan Leake had the answer with a four-yard touchdown to put the Tigers back up 17.
A late rally was mustered as the Spartans would score on back-to-back drives, but it wasn't enough to surmount the lead the Tigers had built. ONU would hold on to win the contest 37-30 and improve to 3-1 in the MSFA.
GAME VITALS
Final: Olivet Nazarene 37, Missouri Baptist 30
Records: Olivet Nazarene 4-3 (3-1 MSFA) | Missouri Baptist 2-6 (0-4 MSFA)
Location: Spartan Field | Missouri Baptist University | St. Louis, Mo.
QUICK HITS
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David Hutton (152) and Cameron Crouch (147) combined for 299 passing yards in the win.
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Crouch punched in his sixth and seventh rushing touchdowns for his second multi-rushing touchdown game this season.
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Brian Jenkins eclipsed 100 receiving yards for the fifth time in seven games with 124.
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Evan Leake was the leading rusher for the Tigers with 90 yards.
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Lucas Eckles, Drake Hawkins, and Josh Miser each tallied eight tackles.
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Sean Outlaw nabbed an interception for 25 yards.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Tigers will return back to Ward Field to celebrate Senior Day for the final home game of the season against St. Francis (Ill.). Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. CST.
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*Contact: Evan Wild, Sports Information Director, ewwild@olivet.edu
