ITTA BENA, Mississippi -- The Grambling Tigers fell to 0-6 on Saturday with a 45-21 loss Mississippi Valley State (2-4, 2-3 SWAC) in Itta Bena, Mississippi.Mississippi Valley took a 17-0 lead at the half on runs of 70 and 43 yards by Garrick Jones and a 35-yard field goal from Kevin Monzon. Freshman Cedric Skinner finally put the G-Men on the board with a three-yard run at 10:22 of the third quarter, but the 17-7 deficit was as close as Grambling (0-6, 0-5) would get.
The Delta Devils responded with two quick scores, the first only 10 seconds later as Marcus Randle connected on a 65-yard scoring pass to Julian Stafford for a 24-7 lead. Two minutes after that, with 8:12 left, Mississippi Valley took the lead to 31-7 on a 34-yard scoring strike from Randle to Brandon Stansell.
An 18-yard run from Skinner late in the third quarter pulled the Tigers back into the game, but again, the spark was short-lived. On the ensuing kickoff, Stafford returned it 88 yards for the score to make it 38-14 after three.
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