NCAA Football: Virginia Tech at Stanford (Image Source: IMAGN)
The Virginia Tech Hokies emerged with a 42-21 home victory over the Boston College Eagles in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Thursday night. Kyron Drones' three total touchdowns (two rushing, one passing) spurred the Hokies to a big win.
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The result means the Hokies (4-3, 2-1) are still in the hunt for the second spot in the ACC standings, while the Eagles (4-3, 1-2 ACC) are now in a tough spot.
Let's take a deeper dive into the box score and look at how this game was played:
The Virginia Tech Hokies were able to do two things extremely well in this game: run the football and force fumbles. The Hokies ran the ball for 371 yards on 37 carries (10.0 yards per attempt) behind the duo of Bhayshul Tuten and Kyron Drones.
To compare, the Eagles had 383 total yards of offense. The three turnovers (two fumble recoveries, one interception) loomed large as Virginia Tech struggled on third downs.
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Below is the scoring summary so you can see how this game played out.
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