The Marshall Thundering Herd came out swinging and secured a 35-20 home win over the Georgia State Panthers on Thursday. The Thundering Herd started off hot and maintained their momentum in the second half, thanks to running back A.J. Turner's dominance.
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The Thundering Herd (3-3, 1-1) are in a good position to compete going forward for the Sun Belt Conference, while the Panthers (2-3, 0-2 Sun Belt) need to quickly turn things around.
Let's take a closer look at the box scores of each team to determine how this game wound up.
The Marshall Thundering Herd were able to take advantage of a porous run defense. Marshall registered 295 rushing yards on 37 attempts (8.0 yards per carry) and that really opened the game up for them. A.J. Turner's ability to find the end zone made this game feel a lot different from the jump.
The Panthers had a good game throwing the football but were unable to push the ball down the field. At the end of the day, their slow start to fall behind 18-0 early in the second quarter proved too much to overcome.
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