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Red Wolves Down Louisiana-Lafayette 37-17 - Match Report
The battle between the Red Wolves and Ragin' Cajuns didn't turn out to be much of a battle at all as Louisiana-Lafayette was handed a 37-17 defeat on Saturday at Centennial Bank Stadium.
Arkansas State won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +7.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go UNDER the closing number of 60.0.
Zak Wallace rushed for 88 yards, while Ja'Quez Cross added 58 yards in the win. Ja'Quez Cross and Courtney Jackson added 66 and 47 receiving yards respectively.
Dre'lyn Washington rushed for 35 yards for Louisiana-Lafayette, while Jacob Kibodi added 26 yards. Zeon Chriss threw for 171 yards for the Ragin' Cajuns, while receivers Peter LeBlanc and Jacob Bernard had 129 and 39 yards respectively.
Louisiana-Lafayette was outgained by Arkansas State 426-327 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 26-20 by the Red Wolves.
The time of possession battle favored Arkansas State as their offense was on the field for 34:53, longer than the 25:07 of their opponents.
Next game, Arkansas State takes its act on the road to face South Alabama looking for another win. For Louisiana-Lafayette, they head home to face Southern Miss.