ARKADELPHIA, Ark - The Harding defense force six turnovers, including five interceptions, and overcomed 20 Thursday
Stratified Ouachita Baptist 21-7 on Homecoming at Gold Williams Field. It was the Bisons ' 2d win against a nationally-ranked squad on tour since joining the NCAA in 1997.
The triumph travelled Harding to 4-3 on the season and 2-2 in Gulf South Conference drama. Ouachita Baptist fell to 4-2 overall and 32 in conference drama.
Harding took a Lxx lead at the 6: 11 score of the 2d fourth. Bison senior Daniel Phipps blockaded an OBU pound that was found at the Tiger 24 pace line. Two dramas afterward, Harding redshirt fresher quarterback Chaz Rogers hit second-year Simoleons Gelles on a 13-yard touchdown walk.
Ouachita Baptist responded on its following thrust as Jeremy Offspring caught a 44-yard grading walk from Eli Cranor to bind the game at 7-7 with 5: 31 left in the one-half.
Following the touchdown, Offspring picked upwards a 15-yard unsporting behavior punishment that posed the kickoff at the 15-yard line. Harding 's Kyle Offspring caught the resulting kickoff at the Harding 44 and returned it 55 paces, all the fashion to the OBU 1. One drama subsequently, Dominic Blood tallied his 5th rush touchdown of the yr to lay Harding before 14-7 with 5: 14 left in the one-half.
Tardily in the tertiary one-quarter, Harding went senior Zac Ross to quarterback. He directed the Bisons on a 9-play, 73-yard thrust that kept into the quaternary one-quarter and ceased with Ross hitting on a 16-yard tally with 14: 24 left to play.
Ouachita Baptist entered the game with a +8 turnover perimeter on the season and holded merely committed two turnovers. Senior Josh Jones, who entered the game as the GSC 's leader with six interceptions, added to more to his season haulage, and the Bisons likewise got choices from Jason Thomasson, Kennard Henderson and Eddie Russ, Jr.
Harding last holded five interceptions in a game against Southern Arkansas in 2006.
Ross directed Harding in speeding with 63 paces on eight carries and finished 8-of-11 walks for 59 paces. Ouachita Baptist 's Eli Cranor finished 22-of-40 for 194 paces and a touchdown but threw five interceptions after throwing but one in the first five games.
With Harding 's triumph at Southern AR last hebdomad, the Bisons won back-to-back route games first since 2002.
Harding returns to First Security Bowl following hebdomad to take along Valdosta Province. Kickoff ab initio Security Bowl is at 6p.m.
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