Lavatai runs for 2 TDs, Navy’s D dominates in win over Army

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December 11, 2021 astatine 6:51 pm

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — Quarterback Tai Lavatai ran for 2 touchdowns and Navy’s defence constricted Army to 57-second-half yards and a season-low 232 wide successful a 17-13 triumph Saturday successful a crippled played astatine the Meadowlands to commemorate the 20th day of the 9/11 violent attacks.

Navy (4-8) played a implicit game, outgaining Army (8-4) connected the crushed and overall, controlling the timepiece and converting 3 large plays, 2 connected fourth-down, that led to each its points.

The Navy defence made the large play astatine the end, stopping Army backmost Christian Anderson a gait abbreviated astatine the Navy 46 connected 4th down with 91 seconds left.

Bijan Nichols added a 43-yard tract extremity for Navy, which struggled against a docket that featured 11 bowl-bound teams. Navy ends the play with a rivalry win, portion Army volition look Missouri successful the Armed Forces Bowl.

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Anderson scored connected a 56-yard tally connected Army’s 4th play from scrimmage and Cole Talley added tract goals of 31 and 32 yards, each successful the archetypal half. The Black Knights generated small aft that successful seeing their four-game winning streak snapped and losing to Navy for lone the 2nd clip successful six games.

Army led 13-7 astatine the fractional with each squad scoring touchdowns connected the opening possessions.

Anderson opened the scoring with a 56-yard tally connected the 4th play from scrimmage. Lavatai capped an 11-play, 83-yard effect by the Midshipmen, scoring connected an 8-yard tally connected which fullback James Harris helped transportation him the last 3 yards.

Navy took implicit successful the 2nd half, taking the kickoff and going 74 yards successful 10 plays with Lavatai scoring from 2-yards out. The thrust featured a 26-yard tally by Chance Warren connected fourth-and-4that got the shot to the 2.

The precocious tract extremity by Nichols was acceptable up by a fake punt connected fourth-and-1 from the Navy 34. Linebacker and starring tackler Diego Fagot took a nonstop snap, avoided a tackle and gained 4 yards. It was his archetypal vocation carry.