Bulldogs Fall in Defensive Battle at Mercer

Saturday, September 17

Macon, Ga.

6 p.m.

The Citadel

1-2 , 1-1

#20 Mercer

2-1 , 1-0

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Final F
The Citadel	0	0	0	0	0
Mercer	0	0	14	3	17

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Bulldogs Fall in Defensive Battle at Mercer

9/17/2022 10:28:00 PM | Football

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MACON, Ga. – The Citadel and Mercer were locked in a scoreless game at the half before the Bears were able to get on the board in the second half in a 17-0 victory over the Bulldogs Saturday evening at Five Star stadium.

Game Inforamtion
Score: No 20 Mercer 17, The Citadel 0
Records: The Citadel (1-2 1-1), Mercer (2-1, 1-0)
Location: Five star Stadium (Macon, Georgia)
Series: The Citadel leads 11-8-1

How it Happened

The Bears got on the board on the opening drive of the second half as Fred Payton hit Ty James for a nine-yard touchdown.
The duo hooked up again later in the quarter on a 63-yard touchdown.
Devin Folser closed out the scoring with a 23-yard field goal late in the fourth quarter.

Inside the Box Score

Sam Llewellyn led the Bulldogs on the ground with 22 yards on five carries.
Logan Billings added 21 yards on six carries.
Peyton Derrick went 7-of-17 for 59 yards.
Tyler Cherry caught a pair of passes in the first half.
Christian Hilton made his first career start and caught a 15-yard pass.
Kam White also caught his first pass as a Bulldog.
Hasan Black led the defense with eight tackles.
Kyler Estes added seven stops and a forced fumble.
Dominick Poole finished with six tackles and a fumble recovery.
Travon Wallace added six stops, including one for loss.
James Platte averaged 43.4 yards on eight punts. He had a long of 63 yards and had five punts downs inside the 20.