Sophomore Chandler Page receives a handoff from freshman Derek Silva.
On Oct. 5, the Tigers traveled to Sioux Center, Iowa, to compete against the No. 8 Dordt University, where the Defenders stole the game with the final score being 3-38.
During the first quarter, the Tigers were able to keep the Defenders to seven points, however, in the second quarter they added 17 more points to their score, which made the score 0-24 at halftime. Going into the third quarter, the Defenders were able to get three more touchdowns, which put the score 0-38 at the end of the third.
Going into the fourth, junior Kelen Meyer was able to convert a fourth down after a fake punt. With this, he would also make a 27-yard field goal, which gave the Tigers three points. Meyer also had ten punts in the game with six of them being inside the Defenders’ 20-yard line, with five of those being over 50 yards with two being over 60.
Junior Zach Fredenburg had his first start as the quarterback where he was 3-for-12 which also gave him 28 yards. In the second half, freshman Derek Silva had a 7-for-14 which gave him 47 yards. Having two receptions for 20 yards was junior John DeRiso, while junior Ian Riles had two receptions for 19 yards and also had two receptions with eight yards was senior Karsen Reimers. Finishing up for the offense was junior Rian Green who had 11 carries and had 17 yards.
On the defensive side, finishing with nine total tackles with six of them being solos was junior Reece Zutavern. Along with Zutavern was junior Jarett Boggs who had eight tackles, six of those being solos, and one sack. Finishing for the defensive side was junior Cade Wiseman who had six solos and one pass breakup.
On Oct. 12, the Tigers will be traveling to Mitchell, South Dakota, to compete against Dakota Wesleyan University with kickoff set for 1 p.m.
Red shirt senior James Kaslon puts up a block for junior Rian Green.
