After soaring to 33 points the game before, The Marshall Rams were a bit more limited in their match on Saturday. They took a serious blow against Johnson, falling 42-7. Marshall was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 35-7.
Despite the loss, Marshall still got an impressive performance from Jalen Glover, who rushed for 142 yards while picking up 8.9 yards per carry.
Ty Hawkins continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Johnson, throwing for 201 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes. King Johnson did his part to keep the secondary busy, picking up 80 receiving yards.
Marshall's loss dropped their record down to 2-6. As for Johnson, their win was their fourth straight at home (dating back to last season), bumping their overall record up to 7-1.
Marshall will take on Churchill at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Churchill focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up four on Friday. As for Johnson, they will head out on the road to face off against Lee at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lee comes in still looking for their first win of the season.
