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Ball State Cardinals vs Akron Zips Recap - Cardinals Win 31-25

Carson Steele ran for 154 yards as Ball State handled Akron by a score of 31-25 on Tuesday at Summa Field at InfoCision Stadium.

Ball State won on the scoreboard, but lost at the pay window as they failed to cover the -20.0-point spread. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 58.0.

Carson Steele rushed for 154 yards, while Drew Plitt added 45 yards in the win. Justin Hall and Yo'Heinz Tyler added 73 and 47 receiving yards respectively.

Jonzell Norrils rushed for 88 yards for Akron, while Anthony Williams Jr. added 31 yards. Zach Gibson threw for 331 yards for the Zips, while receivers Michael Mathison and Konata Mumpfield had 154 and 67 yards respectively.

Akron outgained Ball State 458-425 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 25-20 by the Cardinals.

Akron led the time of possession tally, as the game finished as a 30:06-29:54 split in that important category.

Ball State heads into a 11 battle against NIU. Akron, meanwhile, will have their next action against Western Michigan.