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HOUSTON, TEXAS (October 12, 2019) Playing in the closest game they have all season, the Texas Southern Tigers dropped a 23-20 decision to the Missouri S&T Miners in their 2019 Homecoming Game at Alexander Durley Stadium on Saturday. The Tigers trailed by the score of 10-7 after 15 minutes of play, and battled to a 17-17 score at halftime (see photo right). The second half saw both teams defenses shine with the Miners managing two fields goals in the third quarter to give them 23-17 lead at the 3:51 mark. The Tigers fought tooth-and-nail in the fourth quarter, but could only manage a 24-yard field goal by Richard Garcia III with 9:36 remaining in the game.
Garcia, who played his high school ball at Mesquite Horn High School, also tallied a 45-yarder in the second quarter, along with two extra points. Running back Dominic Franklin (Chavez HS, Houston) capped a five-play, 60-yard drive with a six-yard run for the Tigers' first score. The fleet-footed sophomore added TSU's second TD of the game with 6:42 remaining in the first half. He carried the ball the final one-yard for the score, after the Tigers moved the ball 74 yards in eight plays. Franklin carried the ball 22 times for 144 yards, with a game-longest rush of 22 yards. TSU accounted for 446 yards of total offense, while the Miners tallied 397 yards. On defense, Mene Khepera (Bishop Dunne HS, Dallas) led the game with 11 tackles, with six solos, and one tackle for a loss.
With the loss, the Tigers fall to 0-6 for the season, with an 0-2 record in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They will next hit the road to face Southern University in the State Fair Showdown at the historic Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff on Saturday, October 19.
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