ASHLAND, Va. – Host Randolph-Macon ended its five-game football losing streak Saturday afternoon with a 31-13 ODAC victory over Shenandoah.

The Yellow Jackets (2-6, 1-4 ODAC) won for the first time since week two by rushing for 260 yards over the Hornets (4-4, 1-4).

Tailbacks John Byrd and Eric Hoy ran for 125 and 81 yards, respectively, and quarterback Joe McBride was 13 for 16 for 174 yards and two touchdowns to help give R-MC its seventh straight win over Shenandoah.

The Hornets were held to 244 yards on the day, 226 under their average coming into the contest, and struggled as Macon held the ball for 38:19 of game time.

After tying the game 7-7 on an 8-yard Dalaun Richardson TD run at the 7:57 mark of the second, Shenandoah found itself trailing for the remainder of the contest as R-MC scored twice in the final 3:55 of the period.

The second score, a 25-yard TD pass from McBride to Christian Redman, came after SU had turned it over on a Travis Barton, Jr. interception with 2:45 to play.

It took the 'Jackets just six plays to drive the 65 yards they needed for the TD, with Redman making the TD catch despite having a Hornets defensive back draped all over him.

Shenandoah looked to get back in it by driving 75 yards in 17 plays to start the third, but this would prove to be the Hornets high-water mark.

That drive, which ended with a Cedrick Delaney 1-yard run, made the score 21-13.

This would be as close as SU would come the rest of the way as Macon scored at the 2:40 mark of the third and the 3:23 mark of the fourth to provide the final margin of victory.

Hornets quarterback Hayden Bauserman finished the day 17 of 29 for 108 yards with Barton throwing for an additional 62 yards on five completions in nine attempts.

Delaney was held to a season-low 62 yards rushing on 12 carries.

Cedrick Bridges had 13 tackles to lead the defense with Malik Sims and Michael Messick making 10 stops each.

Shenandoah returns home next Saturday for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Emory & Henry.

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