BLUEFIELD – The win streak now stands at five. The Bluefield College Rams ran past the Union College Bulldogs 17-7 on a rainy Senior Night at Mitchell Stadium to improve to 6-3 on the season and 4-0 in the Mid-South Conference Appalachian Division.
SCORING
Union…………………0 0 0 7 - 7
Bluefield……………...0 10 7 0 - 17
Second quarter
Bluefield –
Rashad Butler 61 yard run (
Tanner Griffith kick), 7:29
Bluefield – Griffith 33 yard field goal, 3:19
Third quarter
Bluefield –
Alex Martin 1 yard run (Griffith kick), 10:15
Fourth quarter
Union – Tyler Toombs 80 yard pass from Alex Bell (Derek Burgett kick), 14:40
LEADERS
Offense
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Rashad Butler 138 yards on 19 carries with 1 TD
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Malik Brown 97 yards on 12 carries
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Alex Martin 90 yards on 23 carries with 1 TD
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Jeff Hughes 3 catches for yards
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Cason Whitt 5-of-9 passing for 48 yards
Defense
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Will Seltz - 6 tackles
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DaMarcus Wimbush - 6 tackles, 1 sack
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Darius Flowers – 5 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks
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Isaiah Fenner – 1 interception (returned 58 yards)
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Jonathan Green – 1 interception
Special Teams
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Drake Presley – 63 yard punt, 3 punts inside the 20-yard line
BY THE NUMBERS
· First Downs – Bluefield 15, Union 12
· Rushing Yards – Bluefield 327, Union 95
· Passing Yards – Bluefield 48, Union 144
· Total Offense – Bluefield 375, Union 239
NEWS & NOTES
· The Rams visit Reinhardt, Nov. 4 with first place in the Appalachian Division of the Mid-South Conference on the line. The Eagles are currently ranked No. 3 in NAIA and are 4-0 in the MSC Appalachian Division, the same record as Bluefield.
· Defense has been the key in Bluefield's five-game winning streak. The Rams held Union to 95 yards rushing and 144 in the air – 80 of those in the air coming on Union's lone score of the game.
