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Recap - Mountaineers Defeat Georgia State 42-17
Camerun Peoples scampered through the Georgia State defense for 168 yards as Appalachian State handed the Panthers a 42-17 defeat on Wednesday at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
Appalachian State was a favorite by -9.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 61.0.
Camerun Peoples rushed for 168 yards, while Nate Noel added 69 yards in the win. Henry Pearson and Nate Noel added 31 and 12 receiving yards respectively.
Darren Grainger rushed for 100 yards for Georgia State, while Tucker Gregg added 93 yards. Darren Grainger threw for 73 yards for the Panthers, while receivers Ahmon Green and Robert Lewis had 24 and 23 yards respectively.
Georgia State was outgained by Appalachian State 454-315 yards in Wednesday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 25-22 by the Mountaineers.
The time of possession battle favored Appalachian State as their offense was on the field for 34:44, longer than the 25:16 of their opponents.
Appalachian State heads into a Week 9 battle against Robert Morris. Georgia State, meanwhile, will have their next action against Old Dominion.