The Appalachian State Mountaineers are 5-1 against the Troy Trojans since October of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Mountaineers and Troy will face off in a Sun Belt battle at 3:30 p.m. ET at Kidd Brewer Stadium. Appalachian State has the odds in their favor, so they'll need to guard against complacency.
It was all tied up 7-7 at the half for Appalachian State and the Texas A&M Aggies last week, but Appalachian State stepped up in the second half for a 17-14 win. No one had a standout game offensively for Appalachian State, but they got scores from TE Henry Pearson and RB Ahmani Marshall.
Meanwhile, the Trojans took their contest against the Alabama A&M Bulldogs last week by a conclusive 38-17 score. The matchup was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Troy had established a 28-3 advantage.
Their wins lifted both teams to an identical 1-1. We'll see which team can carry over their success and which team inevitably falls when the Mountaineers and Troy clash.