RAPID CITY, S.D. – (RV) South Dakota Mines Football fell 21-13 to Black Hills State in the 141
st edition of the Black Hills Brawl.
The Yellow Jackets outscored the Hardrocker 7-0 in the first quarter. Black Hills State scored on their first drive to go up 7-0. While the defense stopped the Yellow Jackets the rest of the quarter, the Hardrocker offense could not put points on the board.
Black Hills State took a 21-0 lead with 2:18 left in the second quarter. The Hardrockers went on a 10-play drive to get their first touchdown of the night.
Dawson Dunbar put up a three-yard rushing touchdown for the Rockers. They went into halftime down 21-7.
Midway through the third quarter,
Sam Eccles made a 26-yard field goal to make the score 21-10 with 3:17 remaining in the quarter.
The Hardrocker offense was limited by the Black Hills State defense as they only put up three more points in the game. Eccles recorded a 44-yard field goal to finalize the score at 21-13 with 1:20 left in the game.
Gage Baker was 21-for-41 with 176 passing yards and 92 rushing yards. Dunbar ran for 98 yards on 20 carries, while
Ty Harris picked up 48 yards on six carries.
Hayden Shawcroft had 62 yards in the air, while
Joshua Morales put up 60.
On defense,
Gabe Frerichs collected eight tackles, half a sack and one pass defended.
Charlie Johnson also recorded eight tackles, while
Zachary Young chipped in two tackles for loss.
With the loss, the Hardrockers dropped to 5-2 overall and 3-2 in the RMAC.
What's Next
South Dakota Mines will hit the road for two consecutive weeks, starting with (RV) Colorado School of Mines on Oct. 24. They will go to #6 Western Colorado on Oct. 31.
