The Freshmen wrap up their season in style with shutout of Saginaw. Though the Roughriders' power rushing game chewed up the time and some yards (they ran twice as many plays in the first half), they were never able to penetrate the Texan red zone and never really threatened. The Texans on the other hand, made the most of the opportunities they had.
After a Roughrider punt, the Texans took their opening drive 58 yards on 6 plays for a 1-yard touchdown run by Reggie McDaniel. The Texans' next possession culminated with a 19-yard touchdown pass from Cade Garner to Chase Morrison. The next time the Texans touched the ball, Morrison went 46 yards for his second touchdown on a pass from Dusty Cloud to take an 18-0 lead into halftime.
The second half saw neither team move the ball effectively. Saginaw applied tremendous pressure with blitzes and Northwest continued to stymie the Roughriders' rushing game. Their lack of a passing offense (5 attempts for no completions) made it difficult for them to mount any kind of comeback in the second half.
The offense showed great execution in the first half and the defense did a great job of stopping the run and not allowing any big plays. The Texans had a balanced offensive attack, at least in yards, with 114 yards on the ground as well as through the air. The defense was led by Joe Gonzalez with 8 tackles, Parker Kneis with 7, Duke Kicinski with 6 and Jacob Parker and Dane Ezell each with 5.
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