Two weeks ago, on Oct. 17, the Tigers traveled to Orange City, Iowa to take on Northwestern College, where they walked away with a loss of 17-45.
During the first quarter, the Red Raiders gave the Tigers quite the challenge, adding two touchdowns and a 34-yard field goal. However, in the second quarter, junior Cannon Crowder scored a 22-yard touchdown off of freshman Brody Carroll’s kick. The Red Raiders then added two more touchdowns, making the score 7-31 after the first half.
After halftime, the Red Raiders scored the first touchdown of the second half. But the Tigers put up a fight, with Crowder scoring a 33-yard touchdown, and Carroll’s kick was good as well. In the final quarter, Carroll added three more points by kicking a 29-yard field goal. Unfortunately for the Tigers, the Red Raiders scored one more touchdown with less than a minute left.
Fast forward to last Saturday, Oct. 24, where the Tigers persevered and went into overtime against Briar Cliff University, where they walked away with a win 24-18
In the first quarter, the Challengers had a 38-yard kick, bringing the score to 3-0. In the second, the Tigers decided to match the energy with Carroll kicking a 43-yard field goal, tying up the game. But just before the two-minute mark, the Challengers scored the first touchdown of the game, making the score 10-3 in the first half.
In the second half of the game, many spectators found themselves on their toes for a few moments when senior Mark Anderson had an interception along with a 99-yard touchdown in the middle of the third quarter. This brought the score up to 10-9. With less than a minute left in the game, Carroll had a 24-yard field goal, bringing the Tigers into the lead 10-12.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Carroll kicked a 48-yard field goal, however, a couple of minutes later, the Challengers added another touchdown, making the score 18-15. Not backing down, Carroll kicked a 34-yard field goal with about three minutes left in the game, making the score 18-18 and bringing the game into overtime. In overtime, sophomore Gage Friesen scored a 3-yard touchdown, bringing the final score to 24-18.
Next up, the Tigers will be traveling to Seward, Nebraska, to take on Concordia University on Oct. 31, at 1 p.m.
Sophomore tight end Derik Boston Anderson rushes with the ball (Left) and freshman kicker Brody Carroll sets up for a field goal.
Photos by Amber Aiken
