The Braves battled with the Tigers the entire game and came out with the victory, 20-13, to spoil the Tigers homecoming.
The Braves offense got off to a slow start going three and out on their first drive of the game but picked it up the pace on their next drive after forcing a Texas Southern punt.
After back-to-back incompletions, Gibbs, Jr. was able to find Jarvis Turner for a 13-yard strike to give the Braves a first down. The next play Joe Price picked up 15 yards to give the Braves another first down. Gibbs, Jr. completed two more passes while senior running back Arnold Walker rushed four times for positive yards to set up a Haiden McCraney 40-yard field goal to put the Braves up 3-0.
On the ensuing kickoff, Texas Southern returner Erick Mitchell fumbled the ball on the return and Tavoris Doss recovered the ball in TSU territory.
The Braves capitalized on the Texas Southern turnover with McCraney nailing a 27-yard field goal to make the score 6-0 with 6:04 left in the first quarter.
Texas Southern took the lead when Daveonn Porter pounded his way into the end zone to give the Tigers a 7-6 at the 2:48 in the first quarter.
Texas Southern added three more points to the scoreboard on a 30-yard field goal by Eric Medina to increase their lead to 10-7.
Late in the second quarter, Gibbs, Jr. connected with Anthony Williams III and he blazed down the sideline for a 32-yard touchdown giving the Braves the lead once again 13-10 with 4:05 to play before the half.
The Braves allowed Texas Southern to drive down the field and come away with 44-yard field goal with just .01 second on the clock before halftime. The scored with both teams headed to locker room was knotted at 13-13.
Not too much action happened in the third quarter which left the score tied at 13-13.
In the fourth quarter, the defense shut down the Texas Southern offense forcing the Tigers to back-to-back three and outs which set up the play of the game.
A bad punt by the Texas Southern gave the Braves excellent field position and on third down Gibbs hit Davis across the middle for a 39-yard touchdown.
Texas Southern had two more opportunities to score after the Braves go-ahead touchdown. Medina missed a 46-yard field goal and quarterback, Homer Causey was sacked by Deion McNair and fumbled the ball. Damon Watkins recovered the fumble which ended the game.
Walker rushed a season-high 130 yards on 23 carries. Gibbs completed 15 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns.
The Braves defense was led by junior safety Devon Francois, who made a couple of hard-hitting tackles in the Braves victory, recorded a game-high 11 tackles. Damon Watkins racked up six tackles, two tackles for a loss, and a sack. Watkins also forced and recovered a fumble.
Up next for the Braves (6-2, 4-1) is a trip to the "Bluff" next Saturday to take on the Southern Jaguars for their homecoming. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. at A.W. Mumford Stadium.
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