KENNESAW, Ga. (Interstat) — Missouri State beat Kennesaw State 5-3 on Friday in a Conference USA game at Fred Stillwell Stadium. The Bears improved to 32-17; the Owls fell to 24-26.

Brock Lucas pitched 6.2 hitless innings for Missouri State, allowing three earned runs and striking out four. Max Knight followed with 2.1 hitless relief innings, fanning four. Logan Fyffe homered in the seventh inning, driving in three runs, and Curry Sutherland also homered in the seventh for a solo shot.

Kennesaw State’s Charlie Jones hit a two-run homer in the first inning. Shamaar McDuffie went 3-for-4 and Chris Cole went 3-for-5. Cooper McMullen pitched six innings, allowing two earned runs on six hits with four strikeouts.

Each team had 10 hits. The Bears scored five runs on their homers and a second-inning run aided by a fielding error. The Owls plated their third run on a groundout in the second. Missouri State has won the first two games of the series, which concludes Saturday.