LA Tech at Missouri Recap
Louisiana Tech held the lead through the first 15 minutes, but Missouri tacked on double-digit points in each of the last three quarters to pull away in a 52-24 win on Thursday night at Memorial Stadium.
LA Tech (0-1) had the upper hand in the early going, taking a 3-0 advantage into the second quarter thanks to a 33-yard field goal by Jacob Barnes.
However, Missouri (1-0) broke through on its first play of the second stanza with a 5-yard touchdown run by Cody Schrader and quickly added another touchdown off a 29-yard pick-six.
That ended up being the theme of the night as the Tigers racked up 328 yards on the ground and nabbed three interceptions thrown by the Bulldogs' starting quarterback Matthew Downing.
Downing was able to get a big play in the game, finding Griffin Hebert over the middle who outran everyone for a 75-yard touchdown catch. Sandwiched in between that though was another 5-yard TD run by Missouri and an end-of-half 31-yard field goal to make it, 24-10.
While the Bulldogs could not get the ground game going, the Tigers rushed for four more scores in the second half to put the game out of reach. Parker McNeilcame in at quarterback and delivered two touchdown strikes to Cyrus Allen – one for 64 yards and another for 37 yards. The freshman wide receiver ended with five catches for a game-high 126 yards.
