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Bobby Morgan
39
Winner Eastern Oregon EOU 4-2 , 4-2
29
Southern Oregon SOU 4-3 , 4-2
Winner
Eastern Oregon EOU
4-2 , 4-2
39
Final
29
Southern Oregon SOU
4-3 , 4-2
Score By Quarters
Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th F
EOU Eastern Oregon 14 15 7 3 39
SOU Southern Oregon 7 7 0 15 29

Game Recap: Football | | Seth Dahle, Sports Information Director

No. 16 EOU Football Completes Season Sweep Over No. 8 Southern Oregon

ASHLAND, Ore. – A steady downpour of rain at Raider Stadium didn't faze the 16th-ranked EOU football team from its game plan, as the Mountaineers dominated on both ends en route to taking down No. 8 Southern Oregon, 39-29, on Saturday night.
 
With the sweep, EOU carded its first winning streak against Southern Oregon in 10 years, and ninth-year head coach Tim Camp won in Ashland for the third time in the last four years.
 
"It was a great team win," said Camp. "All four phases played up to standards tonight. I'm very proud of the coaches and players who coaches and played a very sound football game. It was a great day to be a Mountie."
 
Senior quarterback Zach Bartlow completed eight passes for 184 yards and two touchdowns, as well as 52 yards on the ground. Senior running backs Alfred Gross and Nicolas Slater combined for 133 rushing yards and two touchdowns, while junior wide receiver Calvin Connors snagged four passes for 94 receiving yards and one touchdown.
 
Seniors Tucker Stanley and Kyle Lanoue added 12 and 10 tackles, respectively, and senior defensive back John Payne tallied two key interceptions for the Blue and Gold.
 
EOU (4-2, 4-2 Frontier) forced six fumbles on the night, one of which was recovered by Southern Oregon for a safety late in the second quarter. The Mountaineers did not commit a turnover on the evening and registered 214 rushing yards. 
 
THE RUNDOWN
The Mountaineers struck first as they've done many times this season, as Bartlow completed a 75-yard beaut to junior wide receiver Brenden Kelly on 2nd-and-12 to muster a 7-0 advantage with 6:50 left in the first quarter.
 
After the Raiders (4-3, 4-2 Frontier) responded with a score, the Blue and Gold regained the edge on its next possession when Slater muscled an 18-yard carry into the end zone to cap the opening stanza.
 
Following a rushing tally by Gross, EOU's defense sacked Raider quarterback Jack Singler, and the Raiders ultimately recovered a fumble to result in a safety, extending EOU's advantage to nine (23-14) with 4:46 left in the half.
 
Forced to punt on 4th-and-6, Southern Oregon caught a surprise when junior defensive back Justin Hughes dove for the block and junior Kai Turner recovered the failed attempt. With less than two minutes remaining in the second, Bartlow found Connors in the end zone to cap a 5-play, 16-yard drive to extend the margin to 15 (29-14).
 
The Mountaineer defense forced a 3-and-out to open the third before junior wider receiver Joshua Richards recovered an EOU fumble in the end zone for another tally to put the Blue and Gold up by 22 (36-14).
 
The Raiders scored to start the fourth quarter, but EOU milked another five minutes off the clock before sophomore kicker/punter Nathan Harden logged a 24-yard field goal to push the advantage back to 18 (39-21) with 14:10 left to play.
 
On the ensuing possession, Payne snagged a critical interception at EOU's 10, and Southern Oregon didn't get another shot until the 3:33 mark of the fourth quarter.
 
Despite a Raider touchdown, the Mountaineers earned two first downs on their next drive, and time eventually ran out in Ashland, as the Blue and Gold celebrated a hard-fought, 10-point triumph.

BY THE NUMBERS
214 – Rushing yards by the Mountaineers.
6 – Fumbles by the Raiders.
3RD – Win in Ashland for EOU in the last three years.
1ST – Winning streak vs. Southern Oregon since 2006.

UP NEXT
EOU hosts No. 25 Montana Western on Saturday for its Homecoming game at 1 p.m.
 
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