WEATHERFORD, Okla. – A tale of two halves does not have a happily ever after for SWOSU Football, who fall at the hands of Ouachita Baptist 30-10 on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Bulldogs came in to this one as underdogs with a hill to climb against a good Ouachita Baptist team and the Dawgs did a lot of good things on both sides of the ball in the first half.
 
Offensively SWOSU started strong, as they marched into the red zone on all four of their first half possessions. However, only two of those drives resulted in points. A 27-yard field goal from David Vargas preceded an eleven yard Jalil Kilpatrick toss to Torin Justice in the end zone with only 48 seconds left in the first half.
 
The touchdown for Torin was set up by a scoop and scamper from Junior line backer Orlando Brown. Ouachita Baptist running back Kendel Givens saw a direct snap fly right by him, and a mad dash for the football ensued. A couple of bounces later the ball ended up in the hands of Brown who ran it 54 yards all the way down to the four-yard line.

While he will be disappointed he didn't get it in himself, Brown can take solace knowing he gave the Bulldogs a huge swing in momentum going in to the half. He also led the team in tackles for the sixth straight game this season. 
 
All that momentum did not last much longer unfortunately, as it would be all Tigers after the break. Ouachita Baptist scored on their opening drive of the second half to get the energy back on their side and rode that high the rest of the way.
 
The highlight of the half for the Bulldogs came a few drives later, when the Tigers were knocking on the door of the end zone once again. With the ball on the SWOSU four, 1st and goal to go, the Bulldogs defense held firm and stopped the Tigers on 4^th and 1 to get the ball back and prevent another score.
 
Unfortunately, a holding call in the end zone just two plays later gave the Tigers two cheap points and took the wind out of SWOSU's sails on what was a very windy day in Weatherford. Wind gusts reached upwards of 20 miles per hour before the game and continued to blow that way throughout, making it difficult for anyone to get much of a passing game going. The two teams combined for just 242 yards through the air.
 
All of the good that SWOSU had going in the first half evaporated in the second, and their inability to convert all of their red zone trips proved costly against a Ouachita Baptist team who had no such problems moving the ball.
 
The Bulldogs will have a short week to try and get back right because they travel to play Southern Nazarene on Thursday night at 6:00 pm in Bethany.