The Pioneers chipped into the Scot lead near the halftime break, but it proved to be no problem for the boys in red Saturday afternoon as they defeated the Grinnell Pioneers 34-7 on Senior Day. With this result, Monmouth improves to 7-2 overall and stays perfect at 7-0 in conference play.
After the Monmouth defense held the Pioneers to zero yards on their opening drive, Gabriel Ziegler-Harris got the Scots on the board first when he returned the opening punt 70 yards for a touchdown. Aiden Sensabaugh nailed the point after to put the Scots up 7-0. Nate Wrublik helped the hosts chip in another seven on a two-yard rush with a minute to play in the opening stanza.
Grinnell found their way onto the scoreboard on a seven-yard rushing touchdown by Andre Lopez, who had 57 yards to his name Saturday afternoon. However, a pick-six by Gavin Carpenter and a connection from Silas Braun to Da’von Patterson in the third quarter, plus another rushing touchdown by Wrublik in the fourth, helped the Scots cement a 34-7 victory over the Pioneers.
Silas Braun went 7 for 21 with 111 passing yards and threw one interception on the day. Nate Wrublik led the Scots in rushing with 147 yards on the ground and two touchdowns to his name. In the receiving category, all six Monmouth receivers totaled 111 yards on the afternoon.
The Scots will wrap up their regular season next Saturday, November 14, in Galesburg as they take on Knox College in the annual Turkey Bowl. A Monmouth win over Knox paired with a Lake Forest loss to the University of Chicago will earn the Scots their second consecutive regular season conference title.
