Missouri State Buries Lindenwood Early in a 48-14 Rout
Isaiah Myers had a 24-yard touchdown run and a 72-yard touchdown catch, and by the time Lindenwood scored, Missouri State already had 41. The final was 48-14, and nobody on the home side had to sweat it.
Myers ran in from 24 yards to open the scoring in the first quarter, Connor Lair added a 1-yard score with 0:07 left in the quarter, and Ramone Green Jr. scored from a yard out early in the second. Then came the big one. Skyler Locklear hit Myers for 72 yards with 10:01 left in the half, and the extra point failed, which is the only reason it was 27-0 and not 28-0. Breezy Dubar made it 34-0 before halftime.
Missouri State piled up 592 yards, 320 through the air and 272 on the ground over 50 rushes. Nobody lost a fumble, nobody threw an interception, and the defense sacked Lindenwood three times. Green added another 1-yard score in the third and Henry Belin IV a 16-yard run as the third quarter expired, making it 48-7. Lindenwood got two touchdown passes from Pops Battle, 15 yards to Drew Krobath and 32 yards to Elijah Roy, both after the game was long decided.
The margin was 34 points and the lead was never in doubt, since Lindenwood did not score until it trailed 41-0. Missouri State is 1-1, Lindenwood 0-1.
The fantasy story is simple. Myers carried a lot of weeks, and a deep Missouri State backfield spread the rest of the touchdowns around.