Blanchard’s 2 touchdown runs lead Davidson to 16-10 victory over Morehead State

Davidson knocks off Morehead State 16-10

DAVIDSON, N.C. — Michael Blanchard rushed for 93 yards and two touchdowns to lead Davidson to a 16-10 victory over Morehead State on Saturday.

The Wildcats (2-3, 2-1 Pioneer Football League) also forced five fumbles — recovering all of them — and had three sacks to hold Morehead State (2-4, 0-3) to 75 yards rushing and 180 yards of offense.

Blanchard’s 32-yard touchdown run with 8:43 left in the game gave Davidson a 16-10 lead. He also scored on a 20-yard run and was 4 of 9 for 50 yards.

Daniel Astrop forced two fumbles, Alex Griswold had two sacks and forced a fumble and Patrick Hunt had a sack for Davidson, which held the Eagles to seven first downs.

Evan Sawyer passed for 76 yards and ran for 22 to lead Morehead State, which fumbled on each of its final three possessions.