Texas Lutheran Defeats McMurry 28-21

SEGUIN, TX -- DaKory Willis accounted for 124 yards of total offense including a 26-yard rushing touchdown with 8:40 remaining left to help Texas Lutheran hold on for a 28-21 victory over McMurry (2-4, 2-4 American Southwest Conference) on Saturday at Bulldog Stadium.

After trading touchdowns late in the first quarter, Bulldogs (2-5. 2-4 American Southwest Conference) maintained a tie or the lead throughout the remainder of the game. The game carried a 14-14 score into halftime before the Bulldogs outscored the War Hawks 14-7 in the second half to stop their four game losing streak.

The Bulldogs accumulated 395 yards of total offense and was +2 in the turnover margin thanks to an interception from Eugene Robinson IV (Lake Charles, LA/Fort Bend Hightower) in the early moments of the second half and a fumble recovery from Dimitri Zavala (Houston/Elkins)

DaKory Willis (Flatonia/Flatonia) had 10 carries for 114 yards and two touchdowns for the Bulldogs. Seth Cosme (Angleton/Angleton) was 7-10 passing for 74 yards & a touchdown - adding 77 yards on the ground, while Aaron Sotelo (Castroville/Medina Valley) had 5 catches for 51 yards and a touchdown.

Cornerback Dimitri Zavala led the Bulldogs with 8 tackles while safety Sultan Abdullah (Sweeny/Columbia) and defensive lineman Christian Monroe (College Station/College Station) had 5 tackles each. Texas Lutheran had 2 sacks and 3 tackles for loss in the game.

McMurry opened the game's scoring late in the first quarter but the Bulldogs would respond with a touchdown of their own courtesy of a 33-yard rushing touchdown from DaKory Willis to tie the game 7-7, at the 1:18 mark in the first quarter.

An eight-yard rushing touchdown from Jacob Forton (Spring Branch/Smithson Valley) gave the Bulldogs a 14-7 lead halfway through the second quarter. The War Hawks would score a touchdown of their own in the closing seconds of the first half to bring the score to 14-14.

The Bulldogs regained the lead late in the third quarter with an 18-yard passing touchdown from Seth Cosme to Aaron Sotelo putting TLU ahead 21-14. A rushing touchdown from Willis midway through the fourth gave the Bulldogs a lead that was insurmountable for the War Hawks as the Bulldogs ran out the clock on their final drive to close the game.

Texas Lutheran is on the road next week as they head to Marshall, TX to face East Texas Baptist at 1 PM. All streaming and stat links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.