Football beats Otterbein for fourth win of the season

The Muskingum football team beat Otterbein on Saturday afternoon in Westerville, 31-14.

The Basics

• Records: Muskingum (4-3 overall, 3-3 OAC), Otterbein (0-7 overall, 0-6 OAC)
• Location: Memorial Stadium - Westerville, Ohio
• Attendance: 1,986

Inside the Numbers

• Muskingum racked up 444 yards of offense and 21 first downs.
• Muskingum held a 36:53-23:07 advantage in time of possession.
• Muskingum was a perfect 4-for-4 in the red zone and went 9-of-16.
• Senior quarterback Jordan Garrett went 18-of-28 for 246 yards and two touchdowns. He also added a 17-yard touchdown run and a two-yard touchdown run.
• Junior receiver Zuri Edmondson had five receptions for a game-high 103 yards and one score.
• Junior wideout Ja'Lin Goodman hauled in four grabs for 60 yards and one score.
• Junior running back Donny Wilkinson rushed for a career-best 126 yards on 17 carries.
• Freshman fullback Hobert Scarberry rumbled for 41 yards on 10 totes.
• Freshman linebacker Azarious Williams paced the Muskie defense with a career-high 15 stops and one sack for eight yards and three tackles for loss for 14 yards.
• Senior defensive back Brian Brown and freshman defensive lineman Daniel Robinson each added six stops. Robinson also logged a pair of sacks.
• Senior defensive back Cortez McGinnis had six tackles and one interception.
• Otterbein ended the game with 338 yards and 18 first downs.
• Bryce Hall went 15-of-26 for 182 yards and two scores.
• Siraj Muhammad rushed for 164 yards on 22 carries.
• Jeb Jones led the Cardinal receivers with four grabs for 28 yards and one score.
• Max Walden notched a game-high 11 tackles for Otterbein.

How it Happened

• In the opening quarter, Muskingum sophomore kicker Hunter Albers gave the Muskies a 3-0 lead with a career-best 38-yard field goal. He was also a perfect 4-of-4 in extra-point attempts.
• The Muskies used a pair of second-quarter touchdowns to extend their lead to 17-0.
• Otterbein added a score late in the first half to cut its deficit to 17-7 at the break.
• Muskingum pieced together a 14-play, 75-yard drive late in the third quarter that culminated with a Garrett 17-yard touchdown run to put the Muskies up 24-7.
• Muskingum completed its scoring with a 10-play, 80-drive in the fourth quarter that ended with Garrett hitting Goodman for a 24-yard touchdown.

Up Next

• Muskingum next hosts Heidelberg for Senior Day on Saturday, October 30. The game time is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. at Zanesville High School.