Bengals Fall to EWU Eagles 77-42 in Cheney

POCATELLO, Idaho – The Idaho State Bengals (5-6, 3-4) fell to the Eastern Washington Eagles 77-42 Saturday afternoon in Cheney, Washington.

How it Happened

The game opened for the Bengals with quite possibly the catch of the year. On a third and short from 15 yards out. Fredericksen launched off of his back foot and made an acrobatic one-handed grab falling into the corner of the endzone.

After another EWU Score The Bengals went into their 2^nd drive of the game down 14-7. The Bengals drove the field before stalling out on the 38 and turning the ball over on downs after a failed 4^th down pass attempt.

Justice Jackson, returning to Eastern after transferring to the Bengals last season. Took a short kick and showed amazing footwork and vision as he dipped and twisted through the Eastern kick coverage, breaking multiple tackles and finding open field, off to the races for an 85 yard touchdown return.

The Eastern offense was firing on all cylinders and quickly scored three more touchdowns, one off of a Bengal interception to go up 35-14 with 8:07 to play in the first half.

With 5 to play in the 1^st Half, Donald Austin powered through for a first down. Kobe Tracy then threw a dart to the corner of the endzone where Tsion Nunnally was crossing for the third Bengal touchdown of the game. The TD was Nunnally's second of the year.

The Eagles scored again and went into the locker room with a 49-28 lead over the Bengals.

After a 3^rd quarter Eagle score, the Bengals didn't stop fighting. On  the next possession, Kobe Tracy led the Bengals down the field on a 13 play drive over 6:49 that was capped with a slant pass touchdown to Raiden Brown in the middle of the endzone. Brown's touchdown was the third of the season for the Bengal wideout.

Idaho State was able to score once more as the Eagles also scored for the final 77-42 score.

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Next Up

The Idaho State Bengals have one final game of the season, against the Idaho Vandals in the ICCU Dome in Pocatello. Kickoff is set for 4:00 PM on Saturday, Nov. 23