The Appalachian State Mountaineers traveled to Greenville, SC and escaped Paladin Stadium with a narrow 34-27 victory over Furman. The Mountaineers were led by Armanti Edwards, who had 334 total offensive yards, and Corey Lynch, who had 12 tackles and the game saving interception. App State looked to repeat last year’s 40-7 beat down of the Paladins as they jumped out to a 24-7 halftime lead. Edwards had 251 total offensive yards in the first half. However, neither Furman nor the Apps gave up. Both teams would trade touchdowns at the start of the second half. The Paladins used two Scott Beckler field goals to pull within 31-20 as the fourth quarter began. The Mountaineers would stretch their led to 14, but the Paladins’ Jerome Felton scored for a yard out to pull the Paladins within a score. The Paladins caught a break as Julian Rauch’s field goal attempt was blocked with 1:11 left in the game. Furman drove but Corey Lynch intercepted a pass in the end zone to preserve the Mountaineers 34-27 victory. App moves to 6-2 overall on the year and 2-2 in the SoCon. The Mountaineers travel to Charleston, SC to face the Citadel on Saturday. Kick off is set for 2:00pm.
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