CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (News First) – Paxton DeLaurent threw for 364 yards and three touchdowns and Southeast Missouri State never trailed in their 38-27 win over Eastern Illinois on Saturday night. DC Pippin staked the Redhawks to a field goal lead on a 26-yarder five minutes in. Before the first quarter closed, DeLaurent threw a 9-yard touchdown to Mitchell Sellers and a 29-yarder to Dorian Anderson.
Cole Ruble’s 2-yard run made it a 24-0 advantage with 9:35 before halftime. 5-1 SEMO, ranked 13th in the country, will be playing at Houck Stadium this Saturday afternoon against 2-3 Tennessee Tech. SEMO and Tech sit atop the Big South/OVC standings with 2-0 conference records.
