Tigers fall to Appalachian 49-28. Appalachian jumped out to a 14-0 lead with touchdown runs from 11 yards and 2 yards. Ben Johnson got the Tigers on the scoreboard with a 10-yard touchdown run. Rodriquez added the extra point, and the Tigers trailed 14-7.
The Eagles add two more scores on touchdown runs of 57 and 79 yards to give them a 28-7 lead. Nick Gafford scored on a 4-yard run to close it to 28-14. The Eagles add two more touchdowns, this time through the air with touchdown passes of 64 and 28 yards. Giving the Eagles a 42-14 halftime lead.
Appalachian scored on a 25-yard touchdown pass in the third quarter to go up 49-14. Nick Gafford added another touchdown on a 5-yard run, making the score 49-21. Ethan Blevins scored on a 13-yard touchdown run, closing out the scoring for a final of 49-28.
Ben Johnson led the Tigers with 108 yards rushing and a touchdown. He also passes for 120 yards. Nick Gafford had 89 yards rushing, 2 touchdowns, and 39 yards receiving. Ethan Blevins had 42 yards rushing and a touchdown, with 38 receiving yards also.
Cayson McElrath had 17 rushing yards and 28 receiving yards. John Cooper Dupree had 1 carry for 1 yd. Bryson Gordon had 1 carry for 8 yards. The Tigers ended the night with 385 yards of offense.
Next week, the Tigers play host to Collinsville on Thursday night to close out the season.