Coming off a home lost to Bethune-Cookman, the Southeastern Lions were on the road to take on No. 14 Central Arkansas. The UCA Bears were too much for the Lions, finishing with 431 yards of offense to extend their win streak against Southeastern to three.
Southeastern decided to switch things up by changing their starting quarterback with Senior Micah Thomas making his first start of the season. Three quarterbacks played in all for the Lions, with Lorenzo Nunuz and Byron Walker also taking snaps under center.
UCA took a 14-point lead midway through the second quarter with Kierre Crossley scoring the first of his two touchdowns on the night. Crossley finished with 81 yards on 10 attempts and two TD’s. Southeastern would respond with a 79-yard return on the ensuing kickoff to set up the Lion’s offense at the 13-yard line. Unfortunately, the Lions would only be able to kick a field goal to get the Lions on the scoreboard.
UCA would go onto to score 21 straight points in the third quarter to put the game out of reach. They were led by quarterback Hayden Hildebrand, who went 13-20 for 259 yards and a TD.
Southeastern was once again able to have success running the ball finishing with 195 yards on the ground with Eugene Bethea and Julius Maracalin getting 14 and 16 attempts, respectfully. Southeastern was one-dimensional only attempting a total of 13 passes for 84 yards.
Freshman QB Byron Walker did lead the Lions down the field to kick a second field goal on his first drive of his college career. Hopefully it is a good sign of things to come for the Lions.
Southeastern returns home next week to face Lamar University at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond.
