Fort Valley State carries momentum into SIAC opener

FORT VALLEY, Georgia  --  After watching his team be soundly defeated by Delta State in its opening game, Fort Valley State head coach Donald Pittman was upbeat, stating that his team was much better than it showed in the opener.

Pittman’s confidence in his team paid off in the second game, as the Wildcats defeated Savannah State, a team that had beaten the Wildcats a year ago.

FVSU opens its quest for an SIAC title Saturday with a home game with Clark Atlanta, and Pittman remains confident that his team will continue to improve.

“I think we are much closer to being the kind of football team we are capable of being,” said Pittman, whose team pulled away from Savannah State in the second half for a 42-28 win. “We need to improve on both sides of the football, and we had people step up in the last game. We expect that we will be better this week. Clark gave us all we could handle last year, and I expect that kind of game again this year.

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