Navy defeated Army 31-13 on Saturday to take residence the Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, and it was a much-deserved win. The Midshipmen opened the sport with a 65-yard landing drive and by no means gave up the lead from there. The Navy offense offered loads of massive performs to place factors on the board, whereas the protection stifled Army all afternoon.
The star of the sport was Navy quarterback Blake Horvath, who excelled on the bottom and within the air as he completed with 204 yards dashing and a two touchdowns dashing whereas additionally throwing for 107 yards and two touchdowns. The massive play was a 52-yard landing go to Eli Heidenreich within the third quarter that prolonged Navy’s result in 21-10 after Army opened the second half with a subject objective.
Army simply couldn’t match the output. Quarterback Bryson Daily had an impressive season and earned sufficient votes to complete sixth in Heisman Trophy balloting, however he had no room to run on Saturday towards the stifling Midshipmen defensive assault. Daily was held to solely 52 yards dashing, although he did throw for a rating. It’s solely the second time this season Daily failed to attain a dashing landing.
It’s additionally the primary time since 2010 that this recreation included three or extra passing touchdowns. The win offers Navy its seventeenth Commander-In-Chief’s Trophy, which trails Air Force’s 21 for many all-time.
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