by Ashley Watts, Sports Editor
Northwestern Oklahoma State University fell to No.4 Ouachita Baptist last Saturday, 31-11.
The first half of play was all Tigers. The Tigers scored 21 of their 31 points in the first half. The red and black did not score until the beginning of the third quarter.
The Ranger defense came to play Saturday night as they forced two fumbles and recovered both of them.Redshirt junior, James Ellis forced and recovered a fumble at Northwesters 47 yard line, and this got the momentum going for the Rangers.
NWOSU went on a 56 yard drive to score their first touchdown of the game.
The very next possession by Ouachita Baptist also ended in a fumble for the Tigers. Senior Marcus Brent forced and recovered a fumble at the Ouachita Baptist 34 yard line.
The Rangers then drove it down to their own one yard line before settling for a 20 yard field goal by Nick Dill.
The fourth quarter for the Rangers was not as impressive as the first as they did not score another point. Ouachita Baptist recovered a fumble that ended the Ranger 11 play drive.
Even though it was a tough loss for the Rangers, they continued to battle even when they faced a significant deficit.
Ouachita Baptist only scored 10 points in the second half of the game thanks to the Ranger defense.
Trent Easley finished the game with 146 yards on 18 completions, while Torrence Stevens went one for one with a lone touchdown. Easley was also the lead rusher of the game with 53 yards. Jacob Peyton had nine attempts on the ground for 38 yards, and Calion Baker collected 20 yards on three carries.
On the defensive side of the ball Ellis led the Rangers with 12 tackles and forced and recovered a fumble. The Rangers also forced five fumbles and recovered three of them, which are Ouachita Baptist’s only turnovers so far in the season.
Northwestern will take the field Sept. 28 hosting Arkansas-Monticello at Ranger Field, kickoff is set for 6 p.m.