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MOREHEAD, Ky. -- Morehead State (2-5 overall, 1-3 PFL) continues its Pioneer Football League slate on Saturday when it welcomes Dayton (4-3 overall, 2-2 PFL) to Jayne Stadium for the annual Homecoming contest at 1 p.m. ET.
The game will be carried live on the Eagle Sports Network, which includes WIVY-96.3 FM in Morehead, WLGC-1550 AM in Greenup and WMST-1150 AM in Mt. Sterling. Updates will also be available during and after the contest on
www.MSUEagles.com.
The Eagles will look to end a two-game skid after suffering a 50-14 road setback to Jacksonville last week and 41-26 home decision to Drake two weeks ago.
The Flyers split their first six games of the campaign, then climbed above .500 with a 28-0 victory over Davidson last weekend.
Junior quarterback Zach Lewis (194-for-309, 62.8%, 2,156 yds, 15 TD, 4 INT), senior fullback Desmond Cox (120 rush, 595 yds, 7 TD) and junior wide receiver Donte Sawyer (30 rec, 497 yds, 5 TD) have led the Morehead State offense to this point in the season.
Senior linebacker Tony Bachman paces the Eagles on defense with 63 tackles, while senior defensive end Jerome Raymond owns nine sacks for 60 yards.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Will Bardo (64-for-142, 45.1%, 712 yds, 6 TD, 5 INT), senior running back Taylor Harris (82 rush, 565 yds, 7 TD) and senior wide receiver Luke Bellman (24 rec, 365 yds, 3 TD) have led the Dayton offense to this point in the campaign.
Senior defensive end Devon Langhorst paces the Flyers on defense with 48 tackles, including 8.5 sacks for 63 yards.
Dayton holds an 11-5 advantage in the all-time series after posting a 34-28 home victory in 2010. Lewis registered 349 passing yards and four touchdowns in that affair, while Bellman tallied 92 receiving yards and one score.
Morehead State will enjoy its only bye of the season next Saturday, Oct. 29.
