Better Each Week

The Storm defense had not allowed a touchdown in two games, but their performance Saturday may have been the best one yet. Up only four points at Texas A&M-Commerce, Southeastern held the Lions at bay when they had the ball with a first-and-goal at the Storm 2-yard-line, and less than a minute to go. Four downs later, the Storm was able walk away with a hard earned victory, 28-24.
Southeastern is now 5-5 on the season and 3-1 in the Lone Star Conference North. It’s the first time this year since season’s open that the Storm are at .500.
Brandon McCain has four touchdown passes for the second consecutive game. The senior went 18 of 33 and threw for 263 yards with one pick. He has continued to get better and better as his final Southeastern campaign is coming to a close. This weekend’s contest was another example of how well McCain is managing the game. There were two fumbles - one was costly and one could have been - but there were very few poor decisions
Baylen Laury is starting to come into his own. He’s an incredibly versatile player who now has equaled his 5 rushing TD’s with 5 receiving TD’s. Laury carried the ball 13 times for 138 yards. His one reception of 17 yards went for a score.
And I can talk at length about the effort the defense has put forth over the last three weeks. 24 points showed on the scoreboard at the end of the game, but 7 of them came from a 55 yard touchdown return off one of McCain’s fumbles. Seven more came 2 plays after a blocked punt put the Storm defense on their own 15 to start their stand. They held the Lions scoreless three times out of six trips to red zone. And ultimately when it counted, held on to a four-point lead twice when Commerce took the ball inside the 20 yard line, and then inside the 2.
Recently, Southeastern has played like the team I thought could be this year. And so now, it all comes down to next weekend when East Central comes to town. A winning season and a shot at once again sharing the North division title are on the line. And who am I kidding? It’s East Central…