Griffon Football (3-2) stayed perfect on Craig Field at Spratt Memorial Stadium with an impressive 38-7 win over Washburn (2-3) on Saturday night. The Griffon offense was exlosive for a second straight week, totaling 544 yards of offense with five touchdowns. Missouri Western punted just two times in the game, one was a third-quarter pooch punt by quarterback Dom Marino that pinned Washburn at its own on
1-yard line.
Missouri Western broke away from a pack of seven MIAA teams that entered the weekend 2-2, snapped a three-game losing streak to the Ichabods and improved to 3-0 in home games this season with the win. The win vaulted the Griffons into a three-way tie for third in the MIAA standings with Central Missouri and Nebraska Kearney.
Next up is a game against the Missouri Southern Lions in Joplin at 2 p.m. Saturday,
Oct. 6.