RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Caleb Batie and Tanner Gaines both found the end zone with rushing touchdowns as the Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys football team (1-6, 1-6 Great American Conference) picked up its first win of the 2019 season, downing Northwestern Oklahoma (2-5, 2-5) 21-14 on Saturday at Thone Stadium at Buerkle Field. 

COMING UP NEXT

• The Wonder Boys hit the road to face Southwestern Oklahoma on Saturday, October 6. A 5:30 p.m. kickoff from ASAP Energy Field in Weatherford, Okla. is scheduled. 

SCORING PLAYS

• Tech 7, NWOSU 0 - 6:25 1st quarter - Caleb Batie 2 yd run (Zizumbo kick) 12 plays, 80 yards, 4:49
• Tech 7, NWOSU 7 - 8:06 2nd quarter - T. Stevens 18 yd pass from Trent Easley (O'Neal kick) 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:59
• Tech 14, NWOSU 7 - 11:43 4th quarter - Gio Williams 55 yard fumble recovery (Zizumbo kick)
• Tech 21, NWOSU 7 - 0:53 4th quarter - Tanner Gaines 4 yd run (Zizumbo kick) 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:07
• Tech 21, NWOSU 14 - 0:12 4th quarter - Kentrez Bell 25 yd pass from Trent Easley (O'Neal kick) 3 plays, 54 yards, 0:30

NOTABLES

• The Wonder Boys rolled up 178 rushing yards to NWOSU's 81. 
• Tech was 6-of-15 on third down conversions and a perfect 2-for-2 in red zone opportunities. 
• Batie led Tech with 68 yards on the ground. 
• Tre Chism was Tech's leading tackler with eight stops, including 5.5 for loss. The junior racked up three sacks, which ties for the second most in school history. Chism becomes the first Wonder Boy to rack up three sacks in a game since Roland Dampeer hit the mark against Southeastern Oklahoma in the 2011 season.