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RIVALRY GAME VS MARSHALL - WEEK 5

Posted on October 3, 2019 at 06:01 PM.

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WHAT A RIVALRY GAME!

NO LOVE LOST BETWEEN THESE TWO TEAMS

INJURY NEWS:

LEFT GUARD DONOVAN NOEL LEFT THE GAME IN THE FIRST QUARTER WITH HIP BURSITIS AND WOULD NOT RETURN
DARRIUS PINNIX SUFFERED A STRAINED BACK AND WILL BE OUT THE NEXT 9 WEEKS
JAQUAN MCMILLIAN SUFFERED A MILD CONCUSSION IN THE SECOND HALF AND WILL BE EVALUATED NEXT WEEK IN THE CONCUSSION PROTOCOL

GAME RECAP

THE EAST CAROLINA GAME PLAN WAS TO RUN THE BALL AND SET UP BIG CHUNK PLAYS USING PLAY ACTION PASSES. WELL WITH THE LOSS OF THE STARTING LEFT GUARD IN THE 1ST QUARTER, THIS AFFECTED THE RUN GAME AS WELL AS QUARTERBACK PROTECTION. HOWEVER, THE PIRATES WERE ABLE TO MOVE THE BALL WELL ENOUGH TO ESTABLISH A SIGNIFICANT ADVANTAGE IN TIME OF POSSESSION, HOWEVER THE SCOREBOARD WOULD NOT REFLECT THAT BEING DOWN 16-12 AT HALFTIME.

MARSHALL TOOK A COMMANDING LEAD IN THE 3RD QUARTER 23-12, HOWEVER EAST CAROLINA STUCK TO THEIR GAME PLAN AND WAS ABLE TO CUT THE LEAD TO 2 WITH 3 MINUTES LEFT TO PLAY. AFTER LOSING MCMILLIAN, THE DEFENSE DIDN'T LOOK PROMISING IN STOPPING THE MARSHALL ATTACK, HOWEVER A KEY DROP ON 3RD DOWN GAVE THE BALL BACK TO THE PIRATES WITH 2 MINUTES TO GO. DOWN 26-24, ALL THE PIRATES NEEDED WAS A FG, HOWEVER DEONDRE FARRIER AND THE OFFENSE HAD OTHER IDEAS. A HUGE 45 YARD JET SWEEP FUELED THE OFFENSE INTO CHIP SHOT FG TERRITORY, AND THREE PLAYS LATER HUSSEIN HOWE TOOK AN OPTION PITCH INTO THE END ZONE FROM 3 YARDS OUT. MARSHALL COULD NOT CONNECT ON LAST SECOND ATTEMPTS TO THE END ZONE, AND THE PIRATES CAME OUT VICTORIOUS!

I REPEAT, WHAT A RIVALRY GAME!

EAST CAROLINA IS NOW 2-0 ON THEIR ROAD TRIP WITH A FINAL GAME BEFORE RETURNING HOME TO DOWDY-FICKLEN STADIUM AGAINST #22 HOUSTON AT 1 PM NEXT SATURDAY!