Strong Rushing Attack Leads Truman Over Southwest Baptist

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Truman set a new season high with 279 rushing yards in a 25-20 win over Southwest Baptist tonight. The Bearcats led 14-12 at the half on the strength of two touchdown passes from Cooper Callis. Truman got its 12 first half points on two field goals from Grant Ross and a Shamar Griffith 1-yard touchdown reception. The Dawgs took the lead on their first series of the second half…

Brandon Monty with the call of Matt Hall’s 11-yard touchdown catch on KRES and centralmoinfo.com. Neither team would score again until the 1:06 mark of the fourth as Truman controlled the time of possession for much of the second half. Running back Denim Cook put the finishing touches on the Bulldogs’ fifth straight win…

SBU would score a touchdown with 11 seconds left, but Truman recovered an onside kick to seal the win. Griffith, Cook, and quarterback Collin Sutton rushed for a combined 252 yards. Coach Gregg Nesbitt…

Nolan Hair was 13 of 18 for 135 yards and two touchdowns. The Bulldogs had 431 total yards for the game. Peyton Carr led the Bulldogs defense with 11 tackles and two tackles for losses, including a sack on third down one play before Truman forced a turnover on downs from the redzone in the final two minutes. Nesbitt says this was an all around team win…