Homecoming Victory

         

Homecoming football game in the new stadium.
Photo taken by Jaime Ohm

 The TLU Bulldog football team stuck East Texas Baptist University with their second loss of the season last Saturday beating them 55-49 in Bulldog Stadium.

          In the second quarter it looked as if we had bitten off more than we could chew for our homecoming game. The 25-14 score in favor of ETBU only rallied the Bulldogs like some sort of Ray Lewis locker room speech, by the end of the fourth quarter and after several rushing plays our story had been told.

          Marquis Barrolle rushed for 247 yards in total and scored two touchdowns, A.J. Saucedo matched Barrolle’s TD’s while Conner Baird and Caleb Oliver caught important passes to each score once.

          This ignition in our offense helped the Bulldogs remain undefeated, their current record being 6-0.

          Trenton White occupied the quarterback position for the entire game, he found J.B. Brown, Lewis Williams and Barrolle early in the first quarter for some yardage.

          The second quarter was dominated by rushing plays involving Saucedo and Barrolle.

          The third quarter flurry of TD’s and field goals closed up some of the gap in score, putting them in a better position to start the 4th quarter.

          The combination of White’s passes and Suacedo’s rushing put the finishing touches on the final score, securing the homecoming victory necessary to match the intensity and pride in the alumni and fans. 

Dylan Stork, Reporter