The Comet Football team traveled to Dickinson to finish their 3 week North Dakota road trip, but we unable to end their losing streak as they lost 40-7.
The Bluehawks raced out to an early lead by scoring on their first three possessions. They added one more rushing touchdown to end the first quarter ahead 20-0. In the second quarter, Dickinson capitalized on two Comet turnovers to expand their lead to 33-0.
Aaron Cruz then connected with
Lance Jackson for 42 yards to get the Comets on the board just before halftime. Both defenses clamped down in the second half as only one touchdown was scored by either team, that on a Dickinson TD run. This run made the final score 40-7 in favor of the Bluehawks.
Jackson had a fantastic game, catching 9 passes for 139 yards and a touchdown.
Raven Smith led the defense with 14 tackles and a half-sack.
The loss drops the Comets record to 2-7. Mayville State returns to Jerome Berg Field to battle the Jamestown Jimmies on Farmer's Bowl. Kickoff is at 100 pm.