Football Ready to Take on Muleriders

Football | 10/28/2016 2:31:00 PM

DURANT, Okla. – Southeastern will set out on its final trip into Arkansas for the season looking to secure a third-straight winning season while also keeping itself in the race for a postseason bid when it faces Southern Arkansas on Oct. 29 at 2 p.m. in Magnolia, Ark.
 
The Savage Storm come into the contest at 5-3 on the season as well as in Great American Conference play and are currently in fourth place in the league standings.
 
A win would move them into a tie for third with SAU and leave them positioned to finish as high as second depending on other league results throughout the final games of the season with possible bowl berths on the line.
 
SE will continue to look to its running game to carry the torch as it features two of the best running backs in the conference if not the nation.
 
Devlon Wortham, who has this season become the career rushing leader for both Southeastern and the GAC, is second in the league and 11^th in the nation with 911 yards on the year, while Ronnie Green is right behind, holding third place in the conference and 14^th place nationally with 892 yards.
 
The duo are the only team mates in all of Division II who have rushed for more than 800 yards in the same backfield and the only team mates who are averaging more than 100 yards rushing per game.
 
CB Cantwell turned in his second-best passing outing of the season a week ago with 257 yards while completing 63.2 percent of his passes with three touchdowns, bringing his season mark to 1,704 yards while hitting 65.5 percent of his passes with 14 touchdowns.
 
Kaymon Farmer continues to top his target list as he has hauled in 34 catches for 438 yards and five scores, while tight end Bryce Steele turned in his first 100-yard receiving game against Arkansas Tech and has 29 catches for 375 yards and five TD's.
 
Defensively the Storm have spread the tackles around with four players posting 30 or more stops on the season, led by Raheem Wilson who has tallied 35.
 
While the defense has forced just one turnover in the last three games, SE is still plus-nine in the turnover margin.
 
The Muleriders head into the weekend with a 6-2 record and currently sit in a tie for second, just a game ahead of the Storm.
 
SAU is led by its passing attack where Barrett Renner has completed 63.6 percent of his passes for 2,213 yards and 14 touchdowns, but has tossed 12 interceptions on the year.
 
Jonathan Weisheit, Tanner Hudson and Karonce Higgins all have over 400 yards receiving, while Hudson and Higgins have four touchdowns each.
 
Michael Nunnery leads the rushing attack with 641 yards and seven touchdowns.
 
Elgin Moore leads the defense with 56 tackles, while Stacy Lawrence has picked off four passes on the season.