The margin for Northwestern State remains razor-thin
Jeremiah James (purple) rushes towards the end zone on one of NSU’s eight explosive plays as Lamar’s Kristian Pugh (white) gives chase. Photo by Chris Reich, NSU Photographic Services
A second straight matchup against a Top 20 team with a handful off turnovers, penalties and missed chances ended in a 41-14 loss at the hand of No. 15 Lamar on Saturday night.
“We’ve played two top 20 teams in a row and a lot of our young guys found out what championship-level football at this level looks like,” head coach Blaine McCorkle said. “There is a lot of valuable lessons in that for them. …
