GEORGETOWN, TEXAS - Southwestern Football had one more opportunity to get a win at home before going on the road for their last three contests of the season. The Pirates faced off against the Centre College Colonels in front of a homecoming crowd on Saturday afternoon, but a large showing of the Pirate faithful just wasn't enough to push Southwestern to victory. Ten points by the Colonels in the fourth quarter was would give a 38-28 result in favor of Centre.

OFFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS

• Aiden Huerta caught eight passes for 119 yards and one touchdown with a long of forty eight yards.
• Samuel Johnson rushed for a goal line touchdown and also caught two passes for thirty yards.
• Jaylen Spriggs accounted for three total touchdowns, two on the ground and one through the air. 

DEFENSIVE HIGHLIGHTS

• Caleb Harmon again led the Pirates in total tackles with eleven; two of those being tackles for loss. He also forced a fumble and broke up one pass. 
• DJ James was tied for second on the team in tackles with eight and also picked off a Colonel pass.
• Cam Roberson recorded his second interception of the season, returning the INT for twenty-three yards. He also had a pass break up and a half tackle for loss.

NOTES

• The Pirates lost the turnover battle with the Colonels recovering two fumbles and intercepting two passes against Southwestern.
• Charlie Fournier averaged 41.5 yards per punt with a long of 54 and pinned the Colonels inside the twenty once.
• Southwestern only trailed the Colonels in total yards of offense by twenty yards (352-332), but had five penalties against on the offensive end. 

UP NEXT

• The Pirates head to Sewanee, Tennessee next weekend to take on the Sewanee Tigers, Saturday November 2nd at 11:00 AM CDT