LIBERTY, Mo. - In front of a standing room only crowd, the two teams tied for the lead in the Great Lakes Valley Conference matched up on Saturday afternoon with Truman State downing Jewell 47-10. The Cardinals move to 6-3 on the season and 5-2 in the GLVC with one more to go.
Truman scored of four of their five possessions in the first half, taking a 27-0 lead into the intermission. Jewell started the third quarter strong, forcing a punt and driving into Truman territory where
Bleu Renfrow connected on a 45-yard field to put the Cardinals on the board.Â
The Bulldogs were able to add two more scores to extend their lead but Jewell found the end zone in the fourth quarter as
Jake Shaffer connected with
Carson Forrest for a nine-yard touchdown but that was all the Cardinals could gain down the stretch.
INSIDE THE BOX SCORE
- Shaffer, in his first action since September 14, was 18-for-32 for 181 passing yards.
- Xavier Winston was the top target, catching seven passes for 64 yards while Ben Podor added 33 on just two receptions.Â
- Jonny Williams finished with a team high 12 tackles, with Kyler Craigg adding eight.Â
UP NEXT
Jewell will hit the road for the final game of the regular season as they travel to Lincoln University of Missouri next Saturday for a 1 p.m. kick off.Â
