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Kennesaw State ground game pounds Missouri State in victory

Special by Cory Hancock

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Credit: Cory Hancock

Special by Cory Hancock
By The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sept 22, 2019

Two Kennesaw State running backs combined for more than 400 yards rushing, and the Owls defeated Missouri State 35-24 on Saturday in Springfield, Mo.

Bronson Rechsteiner rushing for a school-record 221 yards, and Isaac Foster added 183 as Kennesaw State accumulated 526 yards of offense, 479 rushing. The Owls’ defense allowed 385.

Rechsteiner scored on an 85-yard run, and Foster scored on a 75-yard run.

Kennesaw State outgained Missouri State 526-385 in total offense and finished with 479 on the ground.

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