WALESKA, Ga. — The Campbellsville University Tigers were unable to prevent the (7) Reinhardt University Eagles from marching down the field in their game Saturday afternoon with the Eagles' run attack breaching the goal line six different times.

The Reinhardt offense received the ball first and made the most of their initial drive going from their own 25 down to the Tigers' 22 before the Eagles' Javarsia Meadows rushed for the touchdown. It would be a three-and-out for the Tigers offense in their response. The Eagles took only two minutes to march 66 yards in five plays and add to their total with a touchdown pass from Billy Hall to Dylan Kelly for 26 yards. Campbellsville's next drive was six plays for 30 yards before having their drive halted at the Reinhardt 39. The Tigers would go for it on fourth down but turnover the ball on downs after an incomplete pass. The Eagles would then go 3-3 on scoring drives in the first quarter with a run by quarterback Hall for a 13-yard touchdown. The Tigers offense then had their last opportunity in the first quarter resulting in their second three-and-out.

The Tigers defense would make a huge stand on Reinhardt's first possession of the second quarter off a sack of 11 yards by sophomore linebacker Kale Hagan. The subsequent attack by Campbellsville resulted in their third three-and-out. A 12-yard punt would set up the Eagles for a prime opportunity to add their fourth straight touchdown. They succeeded when Hall ran 30 yards on the very first play for his second touchdown of the afternoon. Trailing 28-0, the Tigers found themselves with another third down on their first set of downs. However, sophomore quarterback Chase Elmore connected with freshmen wide receiver Luke Sheperson for a massive 65-yard touchdown, Sheperson's first of his Campbellsville career. Before entering the second half, Reinhardt would score once more from another rush this time from Devyn Collins.

At the half, ball possession was comparable with 16 minutes belonging to Reinhardt and 13 to Campbellsville. The big difference was first downs. The Eagles were able to record 18 (12 of those rushing) while the Tigers were held to just five. The Reinhardt offense out-gained Campbellsville 313 yards to 174. Elmore was responsible for 132 of those yards through the air adding a touchdown and going 10-18 for a 56% completion percentage.

The second half was less fruitful for both teams as Reinhardt was held to 17 points and Campbellsville was shut out from the endzone. The Tigers were knocking on the door early in the third looking to strike first, but Elmore's pass was intercepted by the Eagles' Jalen Everett at the Reinhardt nine-yard line. Off the turnover, Reinhardt ate up nearly ten minutes of play time and nailed a field goal attempt from the Campbellsville 23. A three-and-out ended the Tigers' next opportunity before the game progressed into the fourth quarter.

Reinhardt's first possession of the fourth quarter ended in a touchdown after a Marcus Jefferson 41-yard rush. Campbellsville's next possession ended in their sixth and final three-and-out of the game. On the Eagle's following possession, sophomore defensive lineman Nathanael Louis-Pierre punched the ball from Reinhardt's Joe Brunson and the Tigers' freshmen defensive back Ricky Gilmore recovered it. Campbellsville would go for it on fourth down on their last legitimate drive of the game and be unsuccessful. For the next five minutes, Reinhardt would deploy several different rushers to their final touchdown of the game. Hunter Arters' one-yard rush would mark the last score of the game and solidify the final: Campbellsville 7, Reinhardt 52.

Other than the big pass from Elmore to Sheperson in the second, the Tigers could not get their offense going against Reinhardt's stalwart defense. When all was said and done, the Eagles had 281 more rushing yards than the Tigers, an average yards per play of 7.8 compared to Campbellsville's 4.1, and a third down conversion efficiency of 58% (7 of 12) contrasted to the Tigers' 29% (4 of 14). The Tigers couldn't convert on any of the fourth down attempts going 0-4.

The Tigers will need to have a short memory as they are set to host their first Mid-South Conference foe on September 30^th at 6 p.m. ET when Thomas More University comes to Finley Stadium.