For a home of 15,426, the Merrimack College Football team gathered on Saturday in a Duane Stadium to defeat Robert Morris, 24-7, in Duane Stadium.
“Our boys played hard,” said head coach Mike Gennetti In a post game interview with Nesn. “We kept stopping, which was huge.”
The Warriors were behind 7-3 after the first quarter and the score remained unchanged to Quarterback most of the second second Aveon Smith connected to Brendon Wyatt On a 20-meter touchdown pass with 1:53 over in half. That strike gave Merrimack a lead that would not give up, because the defense locked the rest of the road the colonial locked after giving up a touchdown on the opening ride.
In the fourth quarter, Quarterback Ayden Pereira Expansion of the management with a 5-year Touchdown-Run and run back Demarcus Mcelroy delivered his best performance in a Merrimack uniform-hastig 98 meters on only seven Carry’s, including a 63-Yard Burst who set up his own late touchdown to seal the victory.
“Late in the third and early fourth, our attack helped us close the game,” said Gennetti. “That is what we were looking for, and it’s what we got. Our boys played hard, we stayed in the fight and I am proud of them.”
Smith completed 3 of 4 passes for 41 yards and a touchdown, while Pereira finished 5 of 13 for 73 yards and an interception.
The land competition took care of the comeback of Merrimack, while the Warriors hurried to 223 yards hurried at 51 and scored twice.
Defensive, RJ Chapman Led the leadership with a critical interception – his third of the season – to sniff a late Robert Morris Drive and help secure the victory. Combed wyatt has also intercepted a pass while DJ Frazier And Jacob Wilson Each registered five tackles, where Frazier adds a bag.
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