There’s football at Sterling on Saturday

The Braves earned their first win of the season last Saturday with a 33-30 victory over the University of Saint Mary at AdventHealth Field. OU had its season high in points (33), touchdowns (5), total offense (415), rushing yards (255), rushing attempts (54), rushing touchdowns (4) and its longest rushing game of the season (47). yards).

In the win over the Spiers, Ottawa had 415 yards on offense, 160 yards through the air and 255 yards on the ground. OU only fumbled once in the game. Saint Mary had 400 yards of offense, 175 yards rushing and 225 yards passing. USM stumbled three times.

Jordan Clay scored 26 points, four touchdowns and a two-point conversion last Saturday. His four touchdowns rank fourth in the OU single-game touchdown record book and his 26 points rank fifth in the OU single-game scoring record book.

Because of Jordan Clays He was named the KCAC Offensive Player of the Week in last Saturday’s win over the University of Saint Mary. He rushed for 155 yards on 28 carries, averaged 5.5 yards per carry and scored four touchdowns

Through seven games, Ottawa is scoring 13.1 points per game. The Braves are averaging 255.6 yards of offense, 122.7 yards of rushing and 132.9 yards of passing per game. Opponents score 29.6 points per game and average 393.9 yards of offense per game, 231.6 rushing yards and 162.3 passing yards.

The Braves rank 34th in the NAIA in rushing attempts (250), 47th in rushing touchdowns (9), seventh in penalty first downs (19), 12th in kicks Returns (No. yards) (31-652) and 28th in rushing attempts (250). Kick return average (21.0), 25th in punts (number of yards) (35-1266), 50th in red zone touchdown percentage (63%), 37th in fumbles recovered (5), 28th in tackles (456) and 16th in penalty yards (291).

Taylor Eggers leads OU in passing. He completed 88 of 188 through the air for 860 yards and four touchdowns. He threw 12 interceptions. Eggers is averaging 122.9 yards per game and completing 46.8% of his passes. Jordan Clay is OU’s rushing leader. He had 346 yards on 97 carries and an average of 49.4 rushing yards per game. Clay has four rushing touchdowns. He averages 3.6 yards per carry. De’Anthony Curtis leads the Braves in receptions with 32 for 296 yards. He averages 4.6 receiving yards per game and 42.3 receiving yards per game. AJ Hemphill is OU’s leader in tackles with 73. He averages 10.4 tackles per game. Ethan Fuentes is second on the team with 48 tackles. He has 8.5 tackles for loss, one forced fumble and one fumble recovered. Teagan Flynn leads the team in sacks with 2.5.

Ottawa University and Sterling College will play each other for the 59th time on Saturday. Ottawa leads the series 31-27 and beat the Warriors 55-17 in Ottawa last season. This win ended Sterling’s two-game winning streak against the Braves. OU is 13-18 against Sterling at Smisor Stadium and has lost two straight road games to Sterling. The last time OU won on the road in Sterling was on October 6, 2018. The Braves defeated the Warriors 48-47. The very first meeting between the two teams took place on November 10, 1922 in Ottawa. Sterling won the game 13-3.

Sterling has lost nine straight games since the 2023 season. The Warriors’ last win came on October 28, 2023 at home against the University of Saint Mary. The SC won the game 33:30. The Warriors enter Saturday’s game after suffering a 25-21 loss to Tabor College last Saturday in Hillsboro. Sterling had a 7-0 halftime lead over Tabor, but was outscored 25-14 in the second half and 22-7 in the fourth quarter, falling to the Bluejays.

In last Saturday’s loss to Tabor, Sterling had 278 yards of offense, 126 yards through the air and 152 yards rushing. Tabor finished the game with 342 yards of offense, 266 yards of passing and 76 yards of rushing. Sterling played two quarterbacks during his game against Tabor. Jordan Slocum scored 75 yards and a touchdown through the air in 5:14. Sebastian Moyer was 8 of 11 through the air for 51 yards. Kendrick Bell rushed for 59 yards and a touchdown, Ryan Stucky had four receptions for 47 yards and a touchdown and Jakobi Spence had eight tackles and a pass breakup.

This season, Sterling is scoring 14.3 points per game. The Warriors average 247.6 yards on offense, 121.9 yards rushing and 125.7 yards passing. Opponents score 36.3 points per game against Sterling. They average 348 yards of offense, 194.9 yards of rushing and 153.1 yards of passing per game.

Rocklin Baptista leads Sterling in the passing game. He is 50 of 96 through the air for 520 yards and six touchdowns. He threw 10 interceptions. Jordan Slocum is 22 of 58 through the air for 301 yards and two touchdowns. He threw four interceptions. Baptista is completing 52.1 percent of his passes while Slocum is completing 37.9 percent of his passes.

Kendrick Bell leads the Warriors in rushing, averaging 44.4 yards per game on 91 carries. He has 311 yards rushing and three touchdowns this season. Bell is averaging 3.4 yards per carry.

Ryan Stucky is Sterling’s all-time leader in receptions with 25. He also leads the team in receiving yards with 382. Stucky is averaging 54.6 receiving yards per game and has scored five touchdowns.

Dexter Walker, Jr. is the SC’s all-time leader in tackles with 54. He averages 7.7 tackles per game. Walker has two interceptions and two pass breakups. Hunter Pullen is right behind Walker with 52 tackles. He has 3.5 tackles for loss and a pass breakup. Flin Cameron leads Sterling in sacks with 4.5. He has 11.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble.