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Gunnar Watson had two scoring passes, broad receiver Chris Lewis threw for a landing and Troy beat Southern Miss 3517 on Saturday to earn the appropriate to host the Sun Belt Conference championship sport.
HATTIESBURG, Miss.: Gunnar Watson had two scoring passes, broad receiver Chris Lewis threw for a landing and Troy beat Southern Miss 35-17 on Saturday to earn the appropriate to host the Sun Belt Conference championship sport.
The Trojans (10-2, 7-1) have gained 9 straight with seven of the 9 victories coming by 18 or extra factors. Troy has allowed simply two dashing touchdowns in its final seven video games.
Troy’s Kimani Vidal ran for a 2-yard rating with 5:30 left within the first quarter for the sport’s first rating. Southern Miss held Troy to a punt and three performs later, Frank Gore Jr. sprinted for a 57-yard landing for a ten-7 lead. The lead was brief lived when Troy went on a 5-play, 75-yard drive that ended with Watson throwing a 13-yard scoring go to Lewis.
The Trojans sealed it within the third when Watson threw a 2-yard rating to Ethan Conner with 9:23 left within the third. Four minutes later, Chris Rodgers returned a fumble 40 yards for a landing to make it 28-10. Troy closed the scoring when wideout Lewis took a lateral and threw to an open Clayton Ollendieck for a 30-yard rating.
Ethan Crawford threw for 132 yards and a landing for the Eagles (3-9, 2-6). Gore ran for 95 yards.
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